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Raising White Kids
Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America | Jennifer Harvey
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With a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums. These conundrums begin early in life and impact the racial development of white children in powerful ways. What can we do within our homes, communities and schools? Should we teach our children to be colorblind? Or, should we teach them to notice race? What roles do we want to equip them to play in addressing racism when they encounter it? What strategies will help our children learn to function well in a diverse nation? Talking about race means naming the reality of white privilege and hierarchy. How do we talk about race honestly, then, without making our children feel bad about being white? Most importantly, how do we do any of this in age-appropriate ways? While a great deal of public discussion exists in regard to the impact of race and racism on children of color, meaningful dialogue about and resources for understanding the impact of race on white children are woefully absent. Raising White Kids steps into that void.
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JackOBotts
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Harvey provides good recommendations for engaging young(er) white children in conversations about race and racism. Definitely some components to incorporate into talks with the kiddos. Likely most useful/relatable with younger kids, 10 and under.
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Floresj
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I liked a lot of the points in this book- treat discussing race like any other developmental aspect of your children and engage with them early and often. Harvey provides anecdotes from her life, but my children and students are much older than hers and her suggestions for tweens and teens were sparse. Little meandering but good message.

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gwoodward
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But in any context where racism and racial injustice already run rampant, nonracism isn't enough to create equity or justice. In such a context, antiracism is required.

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maleahrae
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My #botm box and my Barnes and Noble order arrived the same day!! Where to start? I guess I'm not going to get anything done on my house today! 😁

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KS1805
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This book was a conversation starter. People were certain it was racist for wildly different reasons but it allowed me to talk to people about racism.

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BeththeBookDragon
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‘Being committed to equity and justice in a society that is not only racially unjust and deeply segregated, but which privileges your race at the same time, creates conundrums for white people.‘

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