Girls can Benefit from Absent Fathers
Remember my post about alternative narratives? If not, read it here. I’m revisiting the idea of alternative narratives because I know people have firm beliefs about the negative effects of […]
Tag Archives: Child
Can a Poet Raise a Boy to be a Man?
Yes! Nikki Giovanni, famous writer and single mother, raised a son who grew up to be a man. Thomas Watson Giovanni graduated Magna Cum Laude from Morehouse College and Georgetown […]
Letters to a Single Parent: #3
Thoughts from Janice Success Story That S word—sacrifice. I believe I was a successful single parent because I realized that in order for my children to succeed, I would have […]
What Should we Teach our Kids About Colorism?
“Look both ways before you cross the street.” “Don’t touch the stove.” “Choose your friends wisely.” “Always wear your seatbelt.” “Don’t talk to strangers.” Sound familiar? That’s because parents and […]
Colorism: A Mother-Daughter Interview
For this edition of Skin Color Bias, I interviewed my mother. This was eye opening for me because in our face-to-face conversation I learned about details of my childhood that […]
Colorism: Talk About Media Coverage
Continued from Skin Color Bias: 5 Reasons I’m Talking About it (and why you should too) Here, I’m not going to focus on the commonly analyzed role media has on skin […]
