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Joanna Gaines emotionally addresses accusations of racism and homophobia

The Fixer Upper stars have faced criticism for a lack of inclusivity on their show and within their church.

Updated Feb. 02, 2022

A majority of US kids believe people of different races aren’t treated fairly

According to a study by Sesame Workshop, half of the kids who participated said they'd experienced racism directly.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

On the 1 year anniversary of George Floyd’s death, Biden meets with his daughter + family

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters, "He wanted this meeting to be private in order to have a real conversation and preserve that with the family."

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Why it’s important to address the Derek Chauvin verdict with your kids

Whether or not you feel directly impacted by George Floyd's murder, this is a necessary conversation to have as a family.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

The verdict is in, but it doesn’t change my reality

There's still so much work to be done.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Here’s how I care for my kids’ hearts and minds as a Black mom

Talk with them, not at them. Make this a conversation they want to participate in—and further it with everyone in their lives as they grow.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Sesame Workshop just launched a new set of resources on racial justice

The nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street is bringing families everywhere resources to help navigate these tough (but crucial) conversations.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

6 things I wished I had known about having biracial kids

I'm always waiting for someone to make an inappropriate comment.

Updated May. 26, 2022

The real-life female superheroes every kid should learn about (and the inspiring T-shirts that feature them!)

Wonder Woman and Princess Leia have nothing on these trailblazing women.

Updated Jan. 12, 2021

I’m biracial and grew up in a ‘color-blind’ family

It didn't help me learn or really understand the systemic issues of racism.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Prince Harry had no idea what ‘unconscious bias’ was—until he met Meghan Markle

"I had no idea it existed," shared the Duke of Sussex. "And then, sad as it is to say, it took me many, many years to realize it."

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Barbie is going viral for talking about racism in a way that kids can understand

This powerful video shows how kids can be an ally.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

‘The tentacles of racism’: On giving birth while Black in America

In this moment of societal reckoning over anti-black racism, I can't help but think about how this journey, at so many turns, has been compounded in its complexity because I am a Black mother.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

It’s science: Children aren’t color-blind

Kids know the difference between colors applied to objects and the social meaning of colors when applied to race.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

When George Floyd called out for his mama, mothers everywhere answered

Because deep down in the depths of our beings, all we ever want to be able to do to is come when our babies call us.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Meghan Markle speaks to the next generation: ‘When the foundation is broken, so are we’

Markle recalls living through 1992 in LA as a biracial child.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

I live in Minneapolis and this is what I told my 4-year-old

White people like me need to talk about race, justice and what's right. Even when we are worried we'll get it wrong.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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