![]() It is a powerful insult meant to treat Black people as less than human.”Ĭlick here for additional quotes about racism. “The N-word is a terrible, horrible name used against Black people. Is this the color of Beba’s skin? …Beba has more of a brown skin color…but (some) people with Beba’s skin color are called Black.”Ĭlick here for additional quotes about explicit, proactive language around race. Look,” (showing a black long-sleeved shirt) “this is the real shade of black. And it’s the same with Beba (her Black doll). Does this look like the color of our skin? But people with a lighter skin color, like ours, are called White even though we don’t look like the real shade of white. This piece of paper really is the shade of white. “We are called White, but it’s confusing …Look. “TOP TEN” race conscious things you can say to your child to advance racial justice 1) Explicit, proactive language around race: Brigitte Vittrup, performance artist Staceyann Chin, and members of Showing Up for Racial Justice. Thank you to the 38 (and counting!) guest bloggers (and interviewee) whose words are included in this list, including Dr. ![]() Just click on a quote to read the original blog post from which the quote was lifted. Through the blog and workshops/webinars, Raising Race Conscious Children support adults who are trying to talk about race with young children, with the goals of dismantling the color-blind framework and preparing young people to work toward racial justice. In honor of Raising Race Conscious Children’s 100 th post, this list lifts a quote from each and every blog post to date, modeling language that has actually been used in a conversation with a child regarding race (and other identity-markers such as gender and class).
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