As a White Mom to Black Children, I Question Other Parents’ Intentions 24/7

Posted in Articles, Family/Parenting, Media Archive, United States, Women on 2020-06-22 17:35Z by Steven

As a White Mom to Black Children, I Question Other Parents’ Intentions 24/7

Working Mother
2020-06-12

Audrey Goodson Kingo, Deputy Editor


I must protect my 4-year-old son and 9-month-old daughter.

To be a good mom to my kids, I must be their fiercest advocate at all times, because the world won’t be.

I remember my biggest parenting mistake with perfect clarity. The shame still turns my stomach when I recall the moment I sided with white parents, who look like me, instead of my Black son…

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