by guest contributor Paula O’Loughlin, originally published at Heart, Mind and Seoul
A celebrity prospective adoptive parent was recently quoted as saying, “Of course I want to have kids. I want to have my own kids, but also adopt.”

Several weeks ago, I caught the tail end of an episode of “Friends” when Monica and Chandler […]

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another gratuitous cute kid pic!
Anti-Racist Parent Jen Bradley writes: “I really enjoy your anti-racist parenting blog. As a transracial adoptive parent and educator who promotes anti-racist education, seeing your information is a genuine treat. I wanted to submit a photo for Thursday’s photo… this is Sammy (age 6), […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
The book that completely transformed the way I thought about race and racism was Amazing Grace: Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation by Jonathan Kozol. Before I read that book, I had always been a bit skeptical when it came to the concept of institutional racism. But after I […]

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another gratuitous cute kid pic!
Anti-Racist Parent Amelia Zatik-Sawyer writes: “I love the blog, just spent way way too much time reading as much as I could while my boy took a nap. Just thought you migh like this pic of my son, Catcher. He is having a blast […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
A brand-new episode (No. 72) of Addicted to Race is out! Addicted to Race is New Demographic’s weekly podcast about America’s obsession with race.
Carmen and Latoya discuss body image for women and how it correlates to race. This episode features the song “Feel The Change” by Baba & Yako, courtesy of Spectre […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
A few months back, I asked all of you to submit tips and stories for a free e-book I wanted to make available to all readers of Anti-Racist Parent.
I’m happy to announce that it’s finally here!
How to Be an Anti-Racist Parent: Real-Life Parents Share Real-Life Tips features advice from many members of […]

by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Tereza Topferova
Last month, ABC News reported on a study of elementary and high school students, aimed at finding out whether children use race to socially exclude other children from their groups.
The study of nearly 700 fourth, seventh, and 10th graders of different ethnic and racial backgrounds living in the mid-Atlantic region […]

by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Natasha Sky
I am excited to be joining the community of columnists at Anti-Racist Parent. My experience with multiracial families and interracial friendships started the week I was born. My mother’s best friend adopted a multiracial baby with Black American heritage whose birthday is three days after mine. He and his younger […]

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It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another gratuitous cute kid pic!
Anti-Racist Parent Jen Hilzinger writes: “Our sons Ethan and Elliot. ‘I’m so glad you’re finally here.’”
If you’d like to submit a pic to us, please email us at team@antiracistparent.com. Please include a caption we can use, and let us know what name (first name […]

by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Meera Bowman Johnson
Recently, for the first time in what felt like forever, my husband and I left a child’s birthday party feeling like we’d enjoyed it as much as our kids. According to him, it was the great conversation, but I know that was only just the half. Exiting down the […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
A brand-new episode (No. 71) of Addicted to Race is out! Addicted to Race is New Demographic’s weekly podcast about America’s obsession with race.
Carmen and Dumi discuss the “no homo” phenomenon, as well as BET’s recent episode of “Meet the Faith,” which focused on the state of black marriage.
Guest co-host L’Heureux Lewis, […]

by Anti-Racist Parent Columnist Liz Dwyer, originally posted at Los Angelista’s Guide To The Pursuit Of Happiness
I have worked with almost 100 schools across Los Angeles and Compton over the past 8 years and I definitely have seen that race is a factor. If I take the top five lowest performing schools in Los Angeles, […]

by Anti-Racist Parent Columnist Jae Ran Kim, originally published at Harlow’s Monkey
They sat on the cream and floral plushy sofa and matching loveseat. Others pulled out the dining room chairs into the room, making a circle with chairs and bodies. Many of the grown-ups had coffee but I, as the only non-adult in the room, […]

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another gratuitous cute kid pic!
Anti-Racist Parent Shelli write: “two daughters of four moms, friends.”
If you’d like to submit a pic to us, please email us at team@antiracistparent.com. Please include a caption we can use, and let us know what name (first name only or pseudonym is fine) we […]

by guest contributor Natasha Sky
My oldest two children are eligible to attend public kindergarten next fall. They have been home full-time since birth, with their dad or me, pretty much living the play-centered life. I began making phone calls to the school in January–we knew this was going to be a complicated process. Our town […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
A brand-new episode (No. 70) of Addicted to Race is out! Addicted to Race is New Demographic’s weekly podcast about America’s obsession with race.
Carmen and Sylvia discuss how race, gender and feminism are intersecting in some of the recent media coverage about Michelle Obama, wife of presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Guest co-host Sylvia […]

by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Tiffany Pridgen
My name is Tiffany Pridgen and I’m pleased to be joining Anti-Racist Parent as a contributor. I’m a stay-at-home momma to a six-month-old little boy, affectionately nick-named “Rosco,” and a lapsed writer. I’m married to Scott: an art director and Star Wars-ophile.
I’m Southern by heritage, regardless of the […]

by Anti-Racist Parent Columnist Jae Ran Kim, originally published at Harlow’s Monkey
My family lives in a neighborhood in the city that is very diverse; many of our neighbors are Hispanic Latino, Somali and African American. Our kids go to a public school that has a Montessori core curriculum and because of that there is less […]