1/ The killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests have brought a new sense of urgency to conversations about race in America.
NPR spoke with five Black families about how they’re having “the talk” about racism with their children now. trib.al/gRjQgPg
NPR spoke with five Black families about how they’re having “the talk” about racism with their children now. trib.al/gRjQgPg
2/ As Black parents, Derek and Barbara Ford knew they’d have to have "the talk" at some point with their two sons — but as the protests took off in late May, it came sooner than they thought with their eldest, Alexander.
"We never expected to have it with him at age 4."
"We never expected to have it with him at age 4."
3/ Chris and Eriade Williams decided to take their kids to participate in peaceful protests nearby.
When their daughter Marley, 9, said she was afraid there would be violence or police brutality, they told her:
"You still have to exercise your right to say what you think."
When their daughter Marley, 9, said she was afraid there would be violence or police brutality, they told her:
"You still have to exercise your right to say what you think."
4/ When Maryam Jernigan-Noesi and Mariano Noesi talk with their son Carter, 4, about racism, Mariano says a major goal is "reducing the amount of trauma that I pass on to him. Reducing it being key because some trauma is inevitable in the life of a Black person in this country.”
5/ Dr. Rhea Roper Nedd and Wilton Nedd II try to balance realism and hope talking about racial justice with their sons, Christopher and Noah.
"Conversations about race within the four walls of our home are intentional messages about the beauty of blackness," says Rhea.
"Conversations about race within the four walls of our home are intentional messages about the beauty of blackness," says Rhea.
6/ When talking to their kids, Albert and Quinetta Latham try not to only "preach doom and gloom ... our history is much, much richer than the misfortunes that we faced" — adding that "we understand there's still greatness that courses through our veins." trib.al/gRjQgPg
