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Posted @withregram • @raisingwildflowerkids If you’re a white parent like me looking for a way to talk about Black History Month with your kids, one way to start a conversation is to discuss the difference between being color blind and color brave. Being color blind means claiming that you don’t see color, but the truth is that everyone notices differences in skin color, even young children. Being color brave means being open about this fact and acknowledging that people often have different experiences in the world based on race. It also means being willing to talk about racism even though it can be awkward and uncomfortable and you will sometimes say the wrong thing. As @mellodyhobson notes in her 2014 TED talk: “I think it's time for us to be comfortable with the uncomfortable conversation about race: Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, male, female, all of us, if we truly believe in equal rights and equal opportunity in America, I think we have to have real conversations about this issue. We cannot afford to be color blind. We have to be color brave. We have to be willing, as teachers and parents and entrepreneurs and scientists, we have to be willing to have proactive conversations about race with honesty and understanding and courage, not because it's the right thing to do, but because it's the smart thing to do, because our businesses and our products and our science, our research, all of that will be better with greater diversity.” I will also acknowledge that while conversations are necessary and useful, actions are even better. What are your family’s favorite ways to celebrate Black History Month? . . . . . #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #antiracism #antiracismquotes #antiracisteducation #antiracistparenting #antiracistquotes #antiracisthomeschooling #raisingantiracistkids #allyship #blm #imperfectallyship #ally #blacklivesmatter #blacklivesstillmatter #colorbrave #endracism #antiracistmovement #dismantleracism #beantiracist #amplifymelanatedvoices #racialjustice #decolonize #decolonizeyourmind #decolonizeyourcurriculum #decolonizeeducation #stopracism #racismisreal #equality #justice (at Okanagan Landing) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLzYTgAJDH4/?igshid=1wf27qkbeq41o