In recent months I have spent countless hours reading a variety of books on racial injustice, white privilege and white supremacy, the nature of biases and the importance of learning skills around having constructive conversations concerning racial issues. As a white person, my levels of awareness for these and other topics related to racism has […]
The Importance of Constructive Conversations
For the last several weeks I have had the honor of engaging in what we originally dubbed Virtual Check-Ins with my friend and colleague Suzanne O’Connor, Senior Advocate for Trauma Informed Care at United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. Every Friday those who have participated in courses provided by Lakeside Global Institute […]
How to Talk to Kids about Race
Our news is permeated with stories about protests, racism, social injustice and sometimes violence. It stirs up a number of discussions between parents and children about the topic of race. These discussions can be a bit uncomfortable. We ran across this article on the Imperfect Parents website written by Saraa D. Lee. Here are some […]
