Posted on Jun 15, 2020
Want To Have Better Conversations About Racism With Your Parents? Here's How : Life Kit
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As people across the nation continue to call for justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and countless others killed by the police, there has also been an urgent call for Americans to not just talk about racism, but to speak out against it. You might be ready to do that with friends, maybe even with co-workers, but it seems to get even trickier when it comes to parents and elders.
Ijeoma Oluo, best-selling author of So You Want to Talk About Race, shares advice on how to talk to your parents about racism. While her tips are mostly geared towards non-black folks, there's something for everyone in this episode.
Ijeoma Oluo, best-selling author of So You Want to Talk About Race, shares advice on how to talk to your parents about racism. While her tips are mostly geared towards non-black folks, there's something for everyone in this episode.
Want To Have Better Conversations About Racism With Your Parents? Here's How : Life Kit
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If you are bold enough to have a hard conversation, have the hard conversation. Just remember two things: You love each other, and no conversation should change that. If it does, your priorities need recalibrating. And secondly, be prepared to be disappointed. Perspective doesn't change overnight.
My own personal journey didn't get "real" until I started dating and later married a woman of color. I never had to experience the stares, the whispers and such until I became "different".
Racism is usually subtle. But it is no less subversive.
If you are bold enough to have a hard conversation, have the hard conversation. Just remember two things: You love each other, and no conversation should change that. If it does, your priorities need recalibrating. And secondly, be prepared to be disappointed. Perspective doesn't change overnight.
My own personal journey didn't get "real" until I started dating and later married a woman of color. I never had to experience the stares, the whispers and such until I became "different".
Racism is usually subtle. But it is no less subversive.
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