Getting them to have pride while understanding their privilege is a delicate balance we explore every day beyond Black History Month.
make small attempts to acknowledge the same 20 African American revolutionaries. For a Black parent raising Black children, however, Black History is a perpetual conversation. It is an ongoing education, enlightenment, with unending opportunities to connect our children to their roots and ancestry. For those of us who are raisingThis conversation took an interesting turn during the 2020 Oscars.
My oldest realized that there was only one Black woman, Cynthia Erivo, being nominated for lead actress in a film about Harriet Tubman. My kid assumed it was an automatic win, but I suspected the reality and that a hard conversation was to follow. As the Academy Award went to Renee Zellweger for her portrayal of Judy Garland, my kid was stunned.
I explained that Black History is meaningful and impactful to Black people. I explained that during Black History Month and for Dr. King’s birthday, everyone likes to throw around facts, quotes, and gratitude, but that doesn’t equate to empathy for Black people or our ancestors. These performative actions don’t equate to valuing our stories or our heroes because, after all, Harriet Tubman saved Black people, and not everyone.
On that note before sending her to bed for the evening, I am reminded that we as parents have to take representation into our own hands Our work to showcase Black leaders and educate our children about Black History month is something that has to happen all throughout the year. We have to find mass media that glorify ideas about Black love, Black families, and Black womxn as heroes. We have to be responsible for putting these images, ideas, stories, and possibilities in front of our children, regardless of their race or ethnicity.
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