How to start a conversation with your family about racism

With awareness, understanding, space, and comfort, we can have an open dialogue with our families about racism. We get over the obstacles and discomfort of having difficult conversations such as these.

It’s uncomfortable to have conversations about human rights when it feels like the opposition will never change their minds. Or it’s hard to not lash out in anger when your folks say something we think is cruel and stupid. But if we learn to communicate with each other, we can open a lifetime of conversations. Points of view can change; people can progress.

“This is not a moment, but a movement.”

Designed by me (Maria Badasian) — Love Over Fear

Learning to talk to your own family about racism builds a stronger bond and brings us further away from a divided family. Having difficult conversations with your parents can lessen the generation gap and bring everyone out of their comfort zones.