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Helping My Fair-Skinned Son Embrace His Blackness

He identifies as African American, but it’s a constant struggle to get his peers and teachers to see him that way.

MYRA JONES-TAYLOR
NOV 21, 2018

ASHLEY SEIL SMITH



Editor's Note: This article is part of Parenting in an Uncertain Age, a series about the experience of raising children in a time of great change.


I recently confessed to my son that I would have to miss back-to-school night for a work trip. Most parents can expect one of two reactions from their children to this news: relief or a guilt trip. My son’s response was of the second variety, but with a particular twist. “You can’t miss back-to-school night!” he said. “How else will my new teachers know I’m black?”

For my husband and me, back-to-school night is not only about establishing what kind of parents we will be for the coming school year—it is also about establishing our son’s racial identity and sense of belonging...

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/11/son-embrace-his-...


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