Black Parents Give Their Kids 'The Talk.' What If White Parents Did, Too?
Reading books by Black authors can help you prepare your child for a different America. As a yte parent what would you tell your child to prep them?
How would you get the knowledge to tell them how to protect themselves? How can you give them a different skill set to prepare them for a different America?
Rp @CognoscentiCollective @wbur
Black Parents Give Their Kids 'The Talk.' What If White Parents Did, Too?
"I remember my parents schooling me on all that my white friends could do with no real consequence, and how the same things could get me killed. Once I processed this, I understood the reality that the world has different rules for Black people, that the people who wear police uniforms get to play by different rules. I understood that the American ideal is only ever ideal for white people.
I understood that the American ideal is only ever ideal for white people.
For me, "The Talk" was not a singular event, but a series of lectures that began when I was about 10. The content of those talks surely impacted me, but never more than when I saw the hint of a tear or fear in my dad’s eye. To me, his fear signified that beyond this point he could not protect me.
That was when I recall becoming aware that the world was not as safe for me as it was for my white friends. Taking safety for granted was beginning to slip between my fingers."
https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2021/04/12/the-talk-racism-black-parents-children-david-w-janey
#activism #buyblackauthors #antiracism #blackstorytellers #fantasyfiction #blacklivesmatter #bookstagram #education #blackbookstores #culture #readbooks #blackauthors #bannedbooks #socialjusticeeducation #blackbookstore
#antiracisteducation #futurism #readblackauthors #dismantle #decolonize #readingwithkids #readersofinstagram #blm
#diversereads #socialjustice #diversebooks #blackculture #justice #criticalracetheory
How would you get the knowledge to tell them how to protect themselves? How can you give them a different skill set to prepare them for a different America?
Rp @CognoscentiCollective @wbur
Black Parents Give Their Kids 'The Talk.' What If White Parents Did, Too?
"I remember my parents schooling me on all that my white friends could do with no real consequence, and how the same things could get me killed. Once I processed this, I understood the reality that the world has different rules for Black people, that the people who wear police uniforms get to play by different rules. I understood that the American ideal is only ever ideal for white people.
I understood that the American ideal is only ever ideal for white people.
For me, "The Talk" was not a singular event, but a series of lectures that began when I was about 10. The content of those talks surely impacted me, but never more than when I saw the hint of a tear or fear in my dad’s eye. To me, his fear signified that beyond this point he could not protect me.
That was when I recall becoming aware that the world was not as safe for me as it was for my white friends. Taking safety for granted was beginning to slip between my fingers."
https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2021/04/12/the-talk-racism-black-parents-children-david-w-janey
#activism #buyblackauthors #antiracism #blackstorytellers #fantasyfiction #blacklivesmatter #bookstagram #education #blackbookstores #culture #readbooks #blackauthors #bannedbooks #socialjusticeeducation #blackbookstore
#antiracisteducation #futurism #readblackauthors #dismantle #decolonize #readingwithkids #readersofinstagram #blm
#diversereads #socialjustice #diversebooks #blackculture #justice #criticalracetheory
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