Got something to say about race and kids?

Let’s have it.

Andrew Grant-Thomas
2 min readJul 15, 2017

What do these pieces have in common?

“But Daddy, I’m a scientist, too!”

Why are all the white dolls sitting together on the Target shelf?

Muslim in Trump’s America

My troubled, uncertain relationship with the indígena within

Black and brown and white-ish make … family

Notes from “Saddam Hussein’s daughter” (no, not really)

Beyond war cries and tipis: A real Native American story

Why we don’t wear mohawks

It’s time for white parents of white kids to bring the resistance home

5 things to know if you love a mixed race kid

They, and many more like them (and unlike them), were written by people like you and published on the EmbraceRace blog. People of all racial and ethnic stripes, ages, experiences, geographies. People with something to say about race and kids and the challenges of raising kids in these United States. People willing to put some of their stuff out there.

And these pieces, and many more, were well worth the effort it took to pull them together — for the writers, the readers, and for us.

Think you might want to get in this mix? Get in touch with us (Andrew and Melissa) at hugs@embracerace.org.

EmbraceRace is a multiracial community of people supporting each other to help nurture kids who are thoughtful, informed, and brave about race. Join us! Like us on Facebook and sign up for our bimonthly newsletter.

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