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I took my daughter on a Black History road trip

I took my daughter on a Black History road trip

Knowledge is power, and sometimes it takes more than just love for a white mom to prepare her Black teen daughter for the world we live in.

Sylvia Kyle

I survived labour as a Black woman—and I believe my Black nurse played a huge role

I survived labour as a Black woman—and I believe my Black nurse played a huge role

My baby and I already had a higher chance of dying during delivery, but when my fear turned to panic, only one person in the room could help: the one who looked like me.

Alicia Lue

I’m Black, therefore my kids are, right?

I’m Black, therefore my kids are, right?

Alicia Cox Thomson was raised to embrace both her Bajan and Polish cultures, and feels it’s crucial that her own kids embrace their blackness.

Alicia Cox Thomson

Influential Parents List

Ibram X. Kendi

The race scholar, dad and best-selling author is one of our most influential parents because he always made it home for bedtime while schooling the world on race.

Today's Parent

My two sons can’t get their hair cut at the same salon—and that needs to change

My two sons can’t get their hair cut at the same salon—and that needs to change

I thought we'd get a sweet "first haircut" memory for the baby book, but it was derailed by systemic racism.

Alicia Lue

How to talk to your kids' grandparents and relatives about racism

How to talk to your kids' grandparents and relatives about racism

To raise an anti-racist kid, you need to learn how to talk to your whole family—grandparents and aunts and uncles included—about being anti-racist.

Bee Quammie

How to take your kids to a protest safely

How to take your kids to a protest safely

Taking your kids to a protest teaches them what anti-racism work looks like: it's about making a sign, showing up and taking a stand for your beliefs.

Samantha Kemp-Jackson

Why I created a Facebook group for Black moms only

Why I created a Facebook group for Black moms only

Motherhood unites us across cultural, geographical and religious lines. But as a black mother, I needed a safe space where I could talk about my concerns.

Tanya Hayles

As an Indigenous woman, I was scared to have my baby in a hospital

As an Indigenous woman, I was scared to have my baby in a hospital

The same systems and professionals that make white people feel safe—medical care, the police, social workers—have been genocidal in practice against my people for generations.

Andrea Landry

You know we're black, right?

You know we're black, right?

Tracey Steer grapples with talking to her daughter about race without making it a big issue.

Tracey Steer

No, kids are not “colourblind”

No, kids are not “colourblind”

One of the most effective ways to fight racial bias in kids is to not only allow them to see colour, but to also deliberately show them more of it.

Ijeoma Oluo

Don’t want your kid to be racist? Expose them to more people who don’t look like them

Don’t want your kid to be racist? Expose them to more people who don’t look like them

A new study finds that implicit racial bias starts as early as age 3—but parents and teachers can take action to help eliminate prejudice.

Valerie Howes

Here's what kids' rashes look like on darker skin (finally!)

Here's what kids' rashes look like on darker skin (finally!)

Most photos of kids' rashes are on white skin—so what's a parent with a child of colour to do when their kid's chicken pox doesn't look like chicken pox?

Kevin John Siazon

How a stinky school lunch incident led to discussing race with my kid

How a stinky school lunch incident led to discussing race with my kid

Mom-of-two Aparita Bhandari learns that living in a diverse city doesn’t guarantee tolerant kids and that discussing race isn't always so straightforward.

Aparita Bhandari

I want to be part of that world where The Little Mermaid is Black

I want to be part of that world where The Little Mermaid is Black

The role of Ariel in the new Disney live action version of "The Little Mermaid" will be played by a black actress. Here's why that matters.

Natalie Harmsen

Black girls face discrimination as young as five years old, says this study

Black girls face discrimination as young as five years old, says this study

A study from Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality has found that prejudice and racism affects black girls as early as kindergarten.

Emily Rivas

They Say Removing Playground Basketball Nets is About Noise—I Say it’s About Race

They Say Removing Playground Basketball Nets is About Noise—I Say it’s About Race

“”The stereotypes about basketball culture are so pervasive that anti-Black racism is at work here, regardless of the race of the kids at the courts.”

Kearie Daniel

As a mixed-race woman, I’m nervous about the royal baby

As a mixed-race woman, I’m nervous about the royal baby

Ebony-Renee Baker, FLARE

I Love Black History Month, But the Truth Is, It Can Cause Anxiety for Many Black Kids

I Love Black History Month, But the Truth Is, It Can Cause Anxiety for Many Black Kids

Reducing Black History Month celebrations to one month of the year has done a disservice to Black and non-Black students alike.

Kearie Daniel

This Black History Month, I want to teach my son the story of triumph

This Black History Month, I want to teach my son the story of triumph

I want to make sure that my son sees strength in his colour and culture and that he has the tools to combat any prejudice he might face.

Tanya Hayles

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