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Exploring solutions to racial inequality.

How identity shapes what we tell our children and ourselves about being safe and sound in the world.
The Talk | Kristen Pope

Lily’s big hair day

For the last year of pre-kindergarten, my daughter, Lily, has thrived as the only Black child in her entire school, where her teachers and school administrators love her, care for her, and support her. But there have been some bumps that mostly involved race; one instance was related to her hair.
The Talk | Nick Martin

The Talk: A dual reality for Native kids

This unprecedented moment of representation exists in the same reality wherein you still go to a nontribal school and have to sit in a classroom and listen to social studies teachers turn our genocide into a “necessary” evil of progress — if it’s framed as an evil at all.
The Talk | Vidya Krishnan

The ‘model minority’ in the middle no more?

While many Indian American families simply ignore "The Talk" or encourage silence until it is forced, many are now learning to talk about race.
The Talk | Rebecca Cokley

Pointing out meaningful representation for children with disabilities

We train our kids to know the difference between genuine friendship, tokenization, and inspiration porn.
THE TALK | VIDEO

A letter to my White sons

Joanna Schroeder on the talk she has with her White sons breaking down the red flags of White nationalism.
The Talk | VIDEO

How these young Sikh Americans stay safe in the world

These Sikh American youth share the unique conversations about faith and identity that happen in their homes.
The Talk | Curtis Chin

For Chinese American families, young people are taught to self-police lest they offend

When I was growing up, whenever my family ventured beyond our known spaces — our home and school and Chinatown — we knew we had to be careful of our physical safety.
The Talk | Matt Richardson and Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley

Find your Black LGBTQ joy; it’s your superpower

Teaching our daughter that she’s perfect and powerful just because she is, opening spaces for her to be all she can imagine, mirroring back how she matters when the news pronounces her future dead — this is the hardest part of parenting a Black LGBTQ child.
The Talk | Amber Payne and Deborah D. Douglas

The Talk: How identity shapes the way we keep our children safe

Depending on who you are and how you live, this conversation can go a lot of ways.

What kind of conversation did you give to your children or get from your parents?