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EmbraceRace Tools and support for parents, educators & caregivers to raise children who are brave about race. Kids are very welcome too! EmbraceRace is not only for parents!

EmbraceRace is an online community of discussion and practice about raising and caring for kids, all kids, in the context of race. We'll have a web site, podcast, FB page, and other platforms, all forming an interactive community of support for those of us – parents, teachers, counselors, grandparents, day care providers, aunts and uncles – trying to raise kids with healthy racial sensibilities. It's for anyone who has a role in the lives of children or anyone who might have useful information, insight, questions, concerns, or experiences to share w/them - about race, for example. In other words, the community is meant for a great many of us!

You won't want to miss this free two part webinar! Our kids are learning about the world from a range of media - books, ...
07/10/2026

You won't want to miss this free two part webinar!

Our kids are learning about the world from a range of media - books, videos, social feeds - and, increasingly, AI tools. But those media and tools don't show every child, or every community, the same way. Who's the hero? Who's missing? Who does an AI image generator picture when a child asks for a "doctor" or a "genius"?

In this two-part series, two leading kids' media researchers and creators will break down what kids are seeing and share best practices for being in conversation with them about it. They will also share media recommendations for kids and families and give you tools you can use with kids to create less-told stories we all need. See the comments to register!

Big hugs from all of us at EmbraceRace! We’re 19 people away from 40 members of the Group Hug Club! 💛 Thank you to our n...
07/10/2026

Big hugs from all of us at EmbraceRace!

We’re 19 people away from 40 members of the Group Hug Club! 💛 Thank you to our newest monthly donors, and to everyone who’s been with us for a while.

Help families raise kids who are informed, thoughtful, and brave about race, and happy, generous, and whole. Join us! Link in the comments.

A generous donor- who asked to stay anonymous just gave $7,500 to the Group Hug Club. And she's matching every gift, dol...
18/09/2026

A generous donor- who asked to stay anonymous just gave $7,500 to the Group Hug Club. And she's matching every gift, dollar for dollar, from now through September 30th.

If you've been thinking about supporting EmbraceRace, now's the moment. Your gift goes twice as far.

Every dollar fuels the work caregivers turn to when they're ready to talk about race with the kids in their lives:

➡️ Guides and toolkits that meet parents and teachers where they are
➡️ Research that keeps our resources grounded in what actually works for kids
➡️ Communities where caregivers learn from each other, not just from us

Give by September 30th and your impact doubles: https://www.embracerace.org/donate/monthly?form=monthly

Most caregivers know that raising kids with healthy racial attitudes means having real, regular conversations about race...
17/09/2026

Most caregivers know that raising kids with healthy racial attitudes means having real, regular conversations about race.

Knowing that and doing it are two different things.

Among caregivers who say they do talk to kids about race, many are actually using egalitarian language -"Everybody's equal," "Everybody's the same on the inside" - instead of engaging race at all. White parents are particularly likely to reach for color-blind framing, but they're not alone.

Join Professor Brigitte Vittrup, who has spent years studying how caregivers socialize kids around race. She'll break down the patterns in her research, explain what's really happening when parents say they're "talking about race," and share practices that actually work.

Free with registration. Can't make it live? Register anyway and we'll send the recording. Submit your questions when you sign up!

Register here → https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MP5RJGFfTJGY_MP2ZwIDWw

Latine children, like all children, deserve to feel proud of who they are, the people they love, and the places they com...
15/09/2026

Latine children, like all children, deserve to feel proud of who they are, the people they love, and the places they come from.

At the same time, Latino/a families in the U.S. face real challenges: xenophobia, marginalization, colorism, and more. This toolkit is here to help you meet those challenges and support your child's well-being.

Our new toolkit is here to help. Inside Raising Latino Children you'll find resources on cultural pride, family stories, bilingualism, activism, and caring for ourselves and each other.

Some of it is just for you as a caregiver. Some is made to use directly with your kids.

Explore the toolkit here: https://www.embracerace.org/resources/toolkit-raising-latine-children

The conversations that used to feel possible in classrooms and public spaces now feel risky. State legislatures are rest...
09/09/2026

The conversations that used to feel possible in classrooms and public spaces now feel risky. State legislatures are restricting how schools can address race. Funding for anything near the topic is drying up.

We hear it from you every day. The parent replaying last night's conversation, wondering if they said the right thing. The teacher who isn't sure what she's allowed to say anymore.

We're thankful embracerace is still here- free, and without a fight to access. Keeping it that way takes people who believe kids deserve better than silence. That's why we're launching Group Hug Club!

$7 a month keeps the guides, the courses, and this community running — so the next parent has somewhere to turn before they have to guess.

Join the club: https://www.embracerace.org/donate/monthly?form=monthly

Access the free guide Ages & Stages- A comprehensive guide to talking with kids about race at different ages, from 0 to ...
03/09/2026

Access the free guide Ages & Stages- A comprehensive guide to talking with kids about race at different ages, from 0 to 14 years old here: https://embracerace.kit.com/fe08acdfca

24/08/2026

“My parents love me, but they only tell me the good stories”

In our recent conversation with Dr. Howard Stevenson Howard C Stevenson and Dr. Riana Anderson Riana Elyse Anderson we discussed the importance and approach of practicing healthy racial comebacks with kids. In this clip Dr. Stevenson highlights the importance of parents sharing their own struggles with the kids they care for.

Watch the full webinar here: https://www.embracerace.org/resources/practicing-healthy-racial-comebacks

17/08/2026

Our mission is to support caregivers—parents, teachers, aunties, uncles, siblings and more—in raising kids who can think critically, lead with empathy and approach race with curiosity and courage.

Join our email list for free resources, practical tools, research you can actually use and conversations to help you navigate the moments that catch you off guard. It's one of the best ways for you to take advantage of all we have to offer!

We have some exciting things in the works, and we'd love to have you in the community. Join the list: https://embracerace.kit.com/6e8d1a8f40

Join us on Thursday 8/6 for our webinar: Practicing Healthy Racial Comebacks with Kids! https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/...
04/08/2026

Join us on Thursday 8/6 for our webinar: Practicing Healthy Racial Comebacks with Kids! https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lyJ652EJTSS7mKAokXoDyA

When kids are able to prepare and rehearse responses around racial insults and micro aggressions with trusted adults, they are less likely to internalize hurtful comments. As adults in the lives of kids, we can help prepare them. Preparation is protection!

Credits for the video in slide 1 to basedvenus on tik tok and their amazing trilingual child!

Join us for a conversation between two researchers who’ve done a lot of work on exactly this kind of preparation. Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson, PhD, LCP, developer of the EMBRace intervention, and Dr. Howard Stevenson, whose Racial Encounter Coping Appraisal Socialization Theory (RECAST) and racial literacy framework — read, recast, resolve — grounds this work.

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