The significance of today’s inauguration was not lost on my children. They’ve met both President Biden and Vice President Harris, along with most of the Democrats who ran in the primary. They’ve heard them all speak in person, some enough times to be able to notice when they were having…

I probably should have known that our days of celebrating Thanksgiving were numbered when my son’s first construction paper turkey came home from kindergarten. “But why do we make happy turkeys?” He wanted to know. “They all get eaten. It’s not a happy day for the turkey.” We are vegetarians…

This morning I bought too much food. It didn’t feel like too much at the time, I didn’t hoard anything, I respected the limits on any given item, but it was definitely more food than I’ve ever bought at one time. I’m feeding a family of four plus supplementing my…

How to involve kids in direct activism — When my son was four he saw me at the kitchen table with giant markers and poster board. He knew what that meant, and his interest was piqued. “Are we going to a rally, or a vigil?” He asked. I asked him what he thought the difference was and he…

An interview with my 11-year-old son. — Ever wonder what a young activist sounds like? Before I was a parent I would have said that activists are raised, not born. My 11-year-old son makes me think that maybe it’s a little bit of both. I sat down to talk with him about it. Me: What do you…

Part of an EmbraceRace series on homeschooling & race — According to the National Home Education Research Institute, about 2.3 million kids are homeschooled in the United States, as many as 1-in-3 of them kids of color. …

On the day my family and I met with several other families to celebrate EmbraceRace, I posted photos from the day on my Facebook page. The pictures were of multiracial children and families, enjoying one another’s company. Kids blurred by the speed of their running. Kids posing, their chests puffed…