Antiracist Parenting Podcast
Welcome to the Antiracist Parenting Podcast™! We are SooJin Pate and Hannah Carney, two parents who are committed to raising antiracist children and being antiracist ourselves. We are deeply committed to this work and want to build a community that will help parents gain confidence in raising a generation of antiracist kids by talking with kids about race, racism, white supremacy, and what it means to be an antiracist. We’re coming to you not as experts but as parents who want to share our missteps and successes in raising antiracist children in the hopes that others will do the same. We are learning with you, answering your questions and highlighting a variety of amazing guests who will help us expand our thinking. We all play an important role in making our world more equitable in our spheres of influence. Thank you for joining us!
Antiracist Parenting Podcast
E6: How White Parents and Caregivers Can Become Antiracist: Kathleen Devore (Part 1 of 3)
In this episode, SooJin and Hannah sit down with Dr. Kathleen Devore, a Professor of English at Minneapolis Community Technical College. This is the perfect conversation to kick off a new year and our three-part series. As someone who experienced a challenging childhood, Kathleen understands pain and trauma. She also understands her white privilege and has been working to undo racism for decades. Kathleen talks about growing up and how, as a young adult, her Peace Corps service in South Africa helped bring about a new way of seeing racism in the U.S. Kathleen’s story will help our white audience members to better understand the work that is required, how to navigate personal struggles amidst antiracism efforts, and how to “stay in the room” and keep showing up to end racism.
NOTE: Occasional profanity is used in the episode. We also use the acronym BIPOC, which stands for Black, Indigenous and/or People of Color.
Check out these resources referenced in this episode:
Catrice Jackson and Catriceology
Reparations for Descendant of Enslaved Africans (via Home-Ownership)
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
Learning to be White by Thandeka
Lose Your Mother by Saidiya Hartman
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
Do It Scared by Ruth Soukup
Follow Black Women (FaceBook Group)
Checkout the recording from our presentation with Black Designers Ignite (Black Moms We Love and Allies In Action). The event was AMAZING, and we strongly recommend watching the whole recording. We come in around the 1:46:00 mark if you're looking for us!: