(NAME-MCE) FW: Newsweek: See Baby Discriminate

[Julie Mushing]

“Is your baby Racist?” is the cover story for Newsweek<http://www.newsweek.com/id/214989> ,  which is an excerpt from the new book, NurtureShock<http://nurtureshock.com/>; the article's an abridged version of a chapter titled, "Why White Parents Don't Talk About Race."

But the article is just the beginning of the authors dialogue on race: they'll be continuing the conversation with related posts on kids and race relations all this week . Be sure to follow the NurtureShock blog<http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/nurtureshock/> (set your RSS feed), and check out the comments (many upset with the article and Newsweek).  It will be interesting to follow these conversations on race and racism.

Follow the Blogposts on Race Relations thus far:
http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/nurtureshock/archive/tags/Race+Relations/default.aspx

As a result of this article, there are many discussions going on in the cyber world (and probably the water cooler).  Just type in “Newsweek Is your baby Racist” as a Google search!

Here are a few  discussions to check out:

Dueling 'racist' claims defuse once powerful word<http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090917/ap_on_re_us/us_crying_racism> by Associated Press

The problem with anti-racism, Part 1<http://www.carmenvankerckhove.com/2009/09/22/the-problem-with-anti-racism-part-1/>  by Carmen Van Kerckhove

The color-blind myth<http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/11/colorblind_myth/index.html> by Amy Benfer

Thank you,

Julie Mushing
Diversity Coordinator
Kent Intermediate School District
JulieMushing at kentisd.org<mailto:JulieMushing at kentisd.org>
P:  616.301.8847

"They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel."
~ Carl W. Buechner

Kent ISD Diversity Initiative<http://www.kentisd.org/teachers/diversity_and_antiracism_initiative/> Website

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