We all have influence over the young people in our lives. But how many of us really see ourselves as “mentors”? And how can mentoring relationships of all kinds directly address the impacts of race, class, gender, sexuality and other factors on young people’s identities and experiences?

How does that experience of misalignment - or "racial incongruence" - shape a person's experiences and relationships? And how to support young people in these circumstances?

For over 25 years, Lee and Low Books has published contemporary diverse stories that all children can enjoy. We spoke with Lee & Low Books' Literacy Specialist, Katie Potter, who shared ideas and resources for finding and sharing such books with children.

A conversation with the leaders of the American Psychological Association's RESilience Initiative.

EmbraceRace speaks with two initiatives from St. Louis that operate at the intersection of children, families, and the push for racial equity, Dr. Kira Hudson who started the video series Raising Equity and Laura Horwitz and Adelaide Lancaster of the organization We Stories.

A look at how race plays out in our schools and what parents and teachers can do to push back against school push out.

Hear how the organization Kindred works to mobilize hundreds of parents to engage each together across lines of race and class in the fight for equity in their schools. They share lessons and take questions/comments.

EmbraceRace speaks with Courtney Everts Mykytyn and Mindy Wilson of Integrated Schools. They are two White parents who have been actively wrestling with other White caregivers around the issue of school integration for some time.