Photo by Jon Tyson This is an edited transcript about talking with kids 6–11 about race from the podcast Awkwardness and Grace. Today I am focusing on talking to kids 6 to 11 years old. As a white mom I have struggled with talking to my kids about racism…

Transcript from Awkwardness and Grace podcast. — Today my black teenage son was walking with his white friend. They saw a white lady with a BLACK LIVES MATTER t-shirt on. My son smiled at her and said “Hi. I like your t-shirt”. She looked at him, slightly grimaced and turned away. Can you say MICRO AGGRESSION??? You…

Transcript from Awkwardness and Grace. Talking with teens about implicit bias and allyship. https://awkwardness-grace.simplecast.com/episodes/implicit-bias-and-allyship-for-teens Hi Everyone, Welcome back to Awkwardness and Grace. I don’t know about you but in the last four years there have been a few things to keep me awake at night. I am not a fan…

Focusing on being an upstander, stereotypes and white privilege for tweens and teens. Transcript from my podcast Awkwardness and Grace. https://awkwardness-grace.simplecast.com/episodes/talking-race-with-tweens-and-teens Hello and welcome to Awkwardness and grace. The last two episodes were focusing on talking to kids about race from ages 2–5 and 6–11. I am a strong believer…

Talking race with children 5 and under is an edited transcript from my podcast, Awkwardness and Grace. https://awkwardness-grace.simplecast.com/episodes/talking-race-to-kids-5-and-under Welcome back I took a hiatus to homeschool my very energetic 8 year old son. It has been an unprecedented last couple of months that has pushed my family’s limits to beyond…

I am liberal. A white~ish woman, German, Puerto Rican, and Italian raised as a white girl in sunny Orange County and much less sunny Northern California. My husband is a white meditation teacher and writer. I am an artist, teacher and podcaster. I have two adopted African American boys. I…

It seemed like an innocent question… — But the reaction to, “Do you rap?” showed the question was not taken as intended. “Your a racist” He said as his blood boiled from the remark. The Indian boy with large brown eyes and mouth agape cried “No, I’m not.” “Yes you are!” Logan, my 11 year old Black…

A simplified start to end racism. I published this story three years ago. Sadly there are far too many examples of why there needs to be a major shift in our societal structural racism. White parents please do not cower behind your silence. …

Having “The Talk” with my son. I have this fear, a fear that my son will be riding in a car with his friends. The music blasting and they are bouncing with joy. They get pulled over because the driver is texting. They are asked to get out of the…