Show Notes
How young is too young to talk about race? In this episode, I answer a listener’s question about talking to a five-year-old about race and share what racial literacy looks like in my own home from melanin and identity to those unexpected “ouch moments.” We also talk about how these conversations should grow with our kids, from simple conversations about fairness and belonging in early childhood to systemic racism, history, media literacy, and critical thinking in middle and high school. Resources mentioned:
Because of Melanin Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race M Is for Melanin: A Celebration of the Black Child Stamped (For Kids) Learning for Justice Facing History & Ourselves Zinn Education Project Teaching for Black Lives Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture EmbraceRace
There is no single curriculum that can teach everything our children need to understand about racism. Racial literacy is something we build over time through history, literature, representation, current events, media literacy, family conversations, and real life. Follow Secular Homeschool Revolution Instagram: @secularhomeschoolrevolutionTikTok: @secularhomeschoolrevolution ☕ Support the podcast:Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/secularhschoolrevolution Keep asking hard questions, keep having the conversations, and keep homeschooling unapologetically.
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