racism

Teaching Our Children About Unfamiliar Accents

Have y’all ever driven down the East Coast? I don’t mean to spoil the magic for you but I gotta…

To say I’m obsessed with New York Times bestselling author Joanna Ho’s novel “The Silence That Binds Us” is an…

When you take the time to understand all the “rules” around race, it becomes so obvious how made-up race and…

When the team here at First Name Basis was doing the research for our recent episode “Alcatraz: An Untold Story…

One of the biggest messages we’re trying to get across with First Name Basis is that learning a person’s story…

Can you believe that Halloween is just around the corner? I know some of you super-prepared parents out there are…

We need to stop celebrating Columbus Day — immediately. By celebrating Columbus Day, our country has erased the history of…

When your kiddo says something racist or is exposed to racism in some way, it is, of course, a time…

What should you say and do if your child says something racist? Moments when that happens can be stressful, emotional…

I’ve heard from so many parents who have been listening to the First Name Basis Podcast and other anti-racist educators,…