Note from Carmen: Brian originally submitted this post to me right around Election Day. I didn’t get a chance to post it until this week, but I still think it’s very relevant, especially with the continued intensive news coverage around the presidential race.
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Brian Johnson
Each November, the nation’s citizens take advantage […]

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another gratuitous cute kid pic!
Anti-Racist Parent Maria writes: “This is Noelle Jolie, born on May 14th, 2007 at 8:34 am, 7 pounds, 5 ounces and 20 inches long.”
If you’d like to submit a pic to us, please email us at team@antiracistparent.com. Please include a caption we can use, […]

Let me live in my house by the side of the road
Where the race of men go by-
They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong,
Wise, foolish- so am I.
Then why should I sit in the scorner’s seat
Or hurl the cynic’s ban?-
Let me live in my house by the side of […]

Dear Anti-Racist Parent,
My husband was raised by his Polish parents they basically brainwashed him with ideas that he had to marry a Polish girl. His parents are very traditional.
I met my husband 7 years ago and we married in November 2001. We have a 5 year-old daughter. When we decided to get married, his parents […]

by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Natasha Sky
Our family holidays and traditions focus on family. (We will be with more than 50 members of one side of my husband’s extended family for Thanksgiving next week.) Our family’s holiday celebrations also revolve around seasons. After unceremoniously moving this way for years, our family is now making a conscious […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Hi ARPs! An Associated Press writer named Melissa Dutton is working on a story about what parents should do when people say racist things in front of their children.
If any of you would like to share your tips, stories, and experiences, please email her at mdutton@columbus.rr.com.
Please note that if you participate in […]

Dear Anti-Racist Parent,
I have a 17-month old son with my ex-boyfriend, who is now my best friend. We all live together. My ex is Hispanic and I am white. My son looks like me but has a darker complexion like his dad.
Here is my problem: my ex likes to think and say that he is […]

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another gratuitous cute kid pic!
Anti-Racist Parent Devona Brazier writes: “Here’s Elise, saying hello and hugging her pony. She looks exactly like her father in this picture.”
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 […]

by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Margie Perscheid, originally published at Third Mom
I’m so very tired of people who think the right response to anyone they disagree with is leave.
Someone said that to me in an online discussion this week, as a way of voicing their disagreement with my political point of view. The fact […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Check out my post about this on Racialicious.

Dear Anti-Racist Parent,
My daughter’s preschool teacher had asked me last month if we had any preference for classroom books on family diversity, and I said I had no preference there, since she expressed no two-mom-related issues. But that she’d been very upset earlier in the week, and said that she didn’t want to go out […]

by Anti-Racist Parent Columnist Jae Ran Kim, originally published at Harlow’s Monkey
People ask me all the time for a “top 10″ list of suggestions or rules that are must-do’s regarding transracial adoption, and I’ll admit that I have a really hard time doing this.
Mostly, it’s because there is no easy prescription or formula for getting […]

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another gratuitous cute kid pic!
Anti-Racist Parent Lynn writes: “Pictures of our beautiful children show how important respect, love and tolerance is. Keep up the GREAT work with your blog! (This was taken in a mirror)”
If you’d like to submit a pic to us, please email us at […]

Dear Anti-Racist Parent,
My American family is transracial: my husband and I are white, and our kids, who were adopted from Ethiopia, are black. We are now living in Egypt, but we always think about where we’d like to live once we move back to the US. Where is the best place for a transracial family […]

by guest contributor Tami Winfrey Harris
A couple of months ago, I asked my stepdaughter about a young, black student at her school. “She’s okay. You know she talks like a white girl. At first I thought she was weird,” she replied.
The comment struck me. You see, I’ve been that “weird” black girl—that […]

Dear Anti-Racist Parent,
My neighbors and I all have boys in the 3rd grade. A few weeks ago, their teacher was reading a story that included the n-word which prompted the kids to ask “what’s that?”. The teacher gave a brief explanation something like “a derogatory word used to describe dark-brown people.”
This has prompted much […]

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another gratuitous cute kid pic!
Anti-Racist Parent Mama Sanyu writes: “Pickle’s best friend in the world is The Noozle. They’re pretending to go on a trip in this pic.”
“Mama Sanyu means Mother of Joy in Luganda, the primary language spoken in Uganda, East Africa, where I spent 6 out […]