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9.3: Big Changes

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9.2: Don't Do THIS During Black History Month

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9.1: Let's Celebrate Black History Month

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8.15: Work With Me: First Name Basis

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8: We Are Anti-Racist and Anti-Genocide

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8.14: Black and Brown Emojis Are Not a Punch Line

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8.13: Invisible Lynching and What It Says About the Fight for Justice

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8.12: Raising Multiracial Children

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8.11: 3 Things I've Learned On My Anti-Racist Journey

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8.10: Let's Talk Language: Under-Resourced

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8.9: Teaching Children About Disabilities

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8.8: My Journey: Resisting White Supremacy Culture and Finding Joy

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8.7: All Children Need "The Talk"

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8.6: The Untold Story of "The Star Spangled Banner"

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8.5: The Story of the First Openly Gay MLB Player: Glenn Burke

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8.4: Motherhood: An Unexpected Act of Resistance

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8.3: The Untold Story of the Story That I Told: Correcting Mistakes When Teaching Kids About Slavery

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8.2: What Is Coded Language?

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8.1: Bite-Sized Black History

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7.18: An Update on Our Cross Country Move

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7.17: Jesus Had Brown Skin

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7.16: Your School Has a Diversity Statement. Now What?

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7.15: How to Center Indigenous Peoples During Thanksgiving

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7.14: Teaching Our Children About Unfamiliar Accents

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7.13: The Importance of Black and Asian Solidarity

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7.12: Real Quick: Black Voting Power

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7.11: Real Quick: Politicians Need Experience

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7.10: The Scariest Costume: An Untold Story of Appropriation

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7.9: Children of Color in Schools: the Stories Behind the Statistics

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7.8: Culture is Not a Costume: Cultural Appropriation and Halloween

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7.7: Alcatraz: An Untold Story of Indigenous Resistance

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7.6: Age Appropriate Anti-Racism

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7.5: Oh No! I Talked About Racism and Made Things Worse

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7.4: Where Did Student Loans Come From and Why Is College So Expensive?

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7.3: Real Talk: You Should Support Student Loan Forgiveness

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7.2: Ways to Make Immigration About People, Not Status

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7.1: You Are Not Meant to Do This Alone: The Power of Anti-Racist Community

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6.13: How Can I Help My Kiddos Grapple With Hard History?

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6.12: How Can I Show Up on Social Media When I Don't Have All of the Answers?

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6.11: Environmental Justice: What in the World are Carbon Credits?

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6.10: Anti-Racist Education at Home and in the Classroom

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6.9: Creating Change in the Classroom

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6.8: The Untold Story of 'The Star Spangled Banner'

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6.7: We Are Moving Across the Country

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6.6: 3 Things Children Need to Know About Slavery

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6.5: Your Loving Day Stories 2

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6.4: Say This, Not That When Someone Comes Out To You

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6.3: Racism is Built on a Big Fat Lie Pt. 2: Uncle Tom and Other Myths

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6.2: Thoughts, Prayers, AND Action: We Need Stricter Gun Laws

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6.1: Racism is Built on a Big Fat Lie Pt. 1: Blood Quantum and the One Drop Rule

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5.18: What Do I Do When My Child's School Says to Leave Anti-Racism at Home?

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5.17: Teaching Children About Ramadan and Islamophobia

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5.16: Age Appropriate Anti-Racism

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5.15: Say No To White Feminism & Yes To Intersectionality

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5.14: Let's Have a Policy Party!

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5.13: White Passing: What Does That Mean?

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5.12: Anti-Racism: Where Do I Start?

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5.11: Love in a Time of Crisis: Parenting & Activism

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5.10: Redefining Relationships After Racism (Bonus Episode)

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5.9: Don't Wait Until Something Bad Happens To Talk To Your Kids About Race

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5.8: White Children & Uncomfortable History: What Do We Do?

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5.7: The Untold Story of Rosa Parks

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5.6 How to Celebrate Black History Month with Children

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5.5 Raising Multi-Racial Children

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5.4 Black Lives Matter: How Will You Respond?

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5.3 Stop Using MLK to Justify Racism

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5.2 Rich People Commit Crimes Too

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5.1: What About Black On Black Crime?

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4.15: Anti-Racism is a Both/And Situation

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4.14: Listen to This Before Your Holiday Dinner

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4.13: How To Center Indigenous Peoples During Thanksgiving

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4.12: 3 Things I Wish White Moms Knew About Black Motherhood

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4.11: Our Kiddos Are Going to Change the World

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4.10: The Memory That I Can't Shake: The Why Behind Ally Elementary

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4.9: Is Reverse Racism Real?

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4.8: Can We Talk About White Privilege?

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4.7: The Untold Story of Christopher Columbus

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4.6: How To Respond To Stereotypes Against Asians

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4.5: Culture Is Not A Costume: Cultural Appropriation And Halloween

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4.4: Oh No! My Child Said Something Racist

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4.3: Black Lives Matter And The Family Pt. 2: Over-Policing & Mass Incarceration

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4.2: Black Lives Matter And The Family Pt. 1: Enslavement

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4.1: (Not So Micro) Aggressions

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3.29: Critical Race Theory In School

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3.28: A Real-life Anti-bias Teachable Moment

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3.27: Anti-racist Education At Home And In The Classroom

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3.26: What is Juneteenth and How Can I Celebrate?

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3.25: Your Loving Day Stories

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3.24: The Loving Story

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3.23: One Year After The Murder of George Floyd

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3.22: The Danger of Gaslighting

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3.21: How To Teach Media Literacy To Our Children

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3.20: 5 Tips For Talking To Children About News

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3.19: How You Can Help Stop Voter Suppression

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3.18: For Those of Us Who Need A Little Bit of Hope

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3.17: Ask Dr. Leslie Telfer (aka my mom)

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3.16: PSA: Women's History Isn't Just For Women

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3.15: A Survival Guide for Women in Male-Dominated Spaces

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3.14: The Untold Story of Fried Chicken

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3.13: Bringing Chinese Culture Into Our Homes