A mother and teen take different paths to the same place.

Talking and practicing anti-racism with our White preschooler

A reluctant journey towards embracing my Chemehuevi and Chicana identities brought health and healing.

An immigrant kid learns it's safer to hide her mango-love.

A life and death test of White "wokeness" when an interracial couple's night goes bad

A story about honoring a best friend's name, years late.

She comes within a few inches of my face. She stops at the end of my nose, and removes her glasses. She quite literally inspects me.

I was stunned to learn that my ancestors enslaved people for more than 230 years. I resolved to strip away the half-truths and tell our complete family story.