In an article in the St. Petersburg Times, actress Rae Dawn Chong wonders if African Americans are ready to give up our “victimhood” in the age of Obama. Luckily, our own Carmen Van Kerckhove offers a view more informed by racial reality.
“If your whole life has been spent in victim mode and you have an […]

Crossposted from Welcome to the Dollhouse
My boss is such a sweetie. Whenever we’re in meetings and someone makes a statement that is so confused, addle-headed, or just plain out there, instead of responding with a “what the hell are you talking about?!” he does the nice thing and takes the onus on himself for the […]

Do you have the energy to talk after all that turkey and dressing?
Reader Dara R. has offered some food for discussion: A controversy brewing in Claremont, California, where children have historically “dressed up” as Native Americans as part of a Thanksgiving celebration. Why is it so difficult for people to see the offense in masquerading as […]

It’s Thursday (and Thanksgiving!), which means it’s time for another gratuitous cute kid pic. Reader Anne W. and her hubby are no doubt giving thanks today for this cutie. Anne writes: “His name is Miles and he is now nearly 7 months old. We adopted him through Heart to Heart Adoptions Inc in Utah. We […]

Daddyinastrangeland tipped me to the article “Why is Obama our first black president” on Slate. In it, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the challenge of discussing the historic Barack Obama presidency–and why  Obama’s presidency is historic–with children.
Garth and Christy Ross supported Barack Obama from the start. They raised money for him and knocked on […]

Dear Anti-Racist Parent,
I have a problem.  I have a beautiful 22-month-old daughter who is biracial.  Since she has been born, my sister has gradually stopped spending time with me and my daughter and I have recently found out that she (and her boyfriend) are limiting their daughter’s “exposure” to my biracial daughter.  She stated that […]

From the American Public Media site:
Minnesota is home to the largest population of Korean-American adoptees in the country. MPR News wants to know what the 2012 end of international adoptions from South Korea means for these Minnesotans and their communities. Is this a victory? A defeat? Bittersweet? Are you expecting a change in your own […]

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It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another gratuitous cute kid pic. Reader Elizabeth G. sends this shot of her lovely little girls.
Got cute kids? Send us their photos and we will feature them in the Gratuitous Cute Kid Pic column. Simply e-mail team@antiracistparent.com.

written by Liz Dwyer, Anti-Racist Parent columnist
My seven year-old son is very tall for his age.  He’s been in the 90th percentile for height his whole life.  He’s also African-American.  It seems like in our country, Black + Tall + Male = having to constantly hear, “You better put him in basketball!  He could be […]

Best Life magazine is currently casting for the photo shoot to illustrate an article about raising biracial children. Families must be able to travel to Manhattan this Saturday for a photo shoot. If your family is interested in participating, contact Jeanne at Best Life, (212) 808-1365 or jeanne.graves@rodale.com.
ARP reader Mike M. is the photographer for the shoot and as a “thank you” […]

Not anti-racist parenting: Angry Asian Man reports on a BBC presenter fired for demanding of a taxi service that they not to send an Asian driver to pick up her daughter because “a guy with a turban on is going to freak her out.” Hat tip to Ken at Pope Hat, which covered the incident […]

Dear Anti-Racist Parent:
My biracial son’s 1st grade class recently went on a field trip to a ‘farm museum’ (a.k.a. former plantation) in our Southern state.  While there, the kids were shown a video of slaves bring the master food and coming to get a couple of coins on Christmas Day, all in order to show […]

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It’s Thursday and that means it’s time for another Gratuitous Cute Kid Pic. Rosanna A. sent in this shot of adorable five-week-old Octavio. She says, “In addition to being incredibly cute (if I do say so myself), I think he just might be the most ethnically diverse baby on the planet: Mexican, Ecuadorian, Jamaican, and […]

written by Tami Winfrey Harris, Anti-Racist Parent Editor
A recent conversation with an acquaintance, coupled with Erin Blakeley’s article on Babble, got me thinking…
I firmly believe that the most effective solution to the racial challenges we frequently unpack here is teaching the next generation to do better. You likely agree. After all, you are hanging around a site […]

Over at Babble, writer Erin K. Blakeley wonders about the role she may have played in her child’s “prejudice.”
When you are focused on the minutiae of raising a toddler — teaching him how to feed himself, or to play in a sandbox without mauling another child — it’s easy to forget they are becoming anything, […]

Dear Anti-Racist Parent,
Thank you so much for your blog.  It is helping me hold it together at this time when tempers are high and hidden racism in my community is raising it’s ugly head.  We live in a suburban community  in Ohio.  We chose this particular town for its good schools and strong racial mix (at least a good Asian representation).  At […]

Reader Robin H. says, “These are my three daughters, ages 7,8, and 9. On the far right is my newest daughter who joined the family a week before this photo was taken (hence the matching outfits to inspire a feeling of sisterhood).
Got cute kids? Send us their photos and we will feature them in the […]

It seems ridiculous to try to talk about anything else this morning. For the first time ever, the United States of America will be led by a self-identified black man–a biracial man with family ties that extend over three continents. I wanted to wake up this morning and write a brilliant post about what Obama’s […]