I worry that “subtle” messages will have huge impacts on my son.

Children need explicit instruction and open conversations about skin color and race- where do grown ups begin?

A white father, a multiracial son, and a new football tradition.

Why many Muslims, including me, will be fasting on 9/11.

Racial socialization involves the implicit and explicit ways that families convey their own views about race and racism to their children.

I once thought we could get to justice if we could just help poor kids of color get more comfortable with their poverty.

Thoughts on culturally relevant parenting and teaching.

"Anyone can be an activist as long as they have a mind and they can be present." Ever wonder what a young activist sounds like? Before I was a parent I would have said that activists are raised, not born. My 11-year-old son makes me think that maybe it’s a little bit of both. I sat down to talk with him about it.