Tag: Racial Identity
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Empowering My Biracial Children to Embrace Their Own Racial Identities
Get Pregnant Fast By: Jordan Thompson Updated: Aug. 2, 2023 Originally Published: Jan. 11, 2023 My partner, Lisa, sat on the couch, tears streaming down her face. Concerned, I asked what was troubling her, but she didn’t respond right away. I suspected it might be one of those moments that expecting mothers experience, where overwhelming…
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My Son is Unaware of His Heritage
Get Pregnant Fast My son is blissfully unaware of his racial identity. He recognizes that his skin is darker than mine and that his father has a lighter complexion, but he hasn’t yet grasped the complexities and historical implications tied to his dark skin in our society. Concepts like systemic prejudice, the legacies of the…