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On Parenting: Teaching anti-racism at home, if your schools aren't
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Among the many things my children have benefitted from in their education here in Washington, D.C. is exposure to social justice, race, racism and history. I never forget how lucky we are to live in and be educated in this city, where we can witness history in the making at Black Lives Matter plaza together, visit the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial for a quick field trip, and read books at their schools that are in danger of being banned at schools in other parts of the country. It will, however, never stop surprising me how so many people find this to be dangerous. After a morning of muting Twitter responses to this piece by Meena Harris, I'm grateful for the books my kids have read and learned from, the conversations they have spurred, the empathy and understanding they help grow.
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