Raising Multiracial Children, Part 2: Anti-Blackness in Multiracial Families |
Raising Multiracial Children, Part 2: Anti-Blackness in Multiracial Families
EmbraceRace
2020-07-24
Hosted By:
Andrew Grant-Thomas, Co-Founder
Melissa Giraud, Co-Founder
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Victoria K. Malaney Brown, Director of Academic Integrity
Columbia University, New York, New York
Dr. Marcella Runell Hall, Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts
Dr. Kelly Faye Jackson, Associate Professor of Social Work
Arizona State University
In Part 2 of this conversation about raising multiracial kids, our guests – Drs. Victoria Malaney Brown, Marcella Runell Hall and Kelly Faye Jackson – return to discuss anti-Blackness and how anti-Black messaging shows up in multiracial families (including non-Black families). Referencing recent examples from social media, our guests breakdown three common myths that perpetuate anti-Blackness within multiracial families, and describe how these myths negatively impact the identity development of multiracial Black children specifically. We also talk about concrete steps that parents and caregivers can take now to actively reject White supremacy and anti-Blackness and build resilience as a multiracial family.
Be sure to check out the previous conversation in this pair, Raising Multiracial Children, Part 1: Examining Multiracial Identity.
Watch the video and read the transcript here.
Tags: Andrew Grant-Thomas, EmbraceRace, Kelly F. Jackson, Kelly Faye Jackson, Kelly Jackson, Marcella Runell Hall, Melissa Giraud, Victoria K. Malaney Brown