The Adoption Connection | a podcast by and for adoptive parents
#89: A Conversation About Race with Sue Badeau
June 16, 2020
If the recent events have you evaluating what practical steps you need to be taking when raising a child transracially, this episode is for you. Sue is a white adoptive mom to children of color. Her first son was adopted forty years ago. We discuss her original thoughts on parenting children of color and what she has learned since those early days. Sue is a wise adoption educator who is not afraid to tackle hard topics like white privilege and practical tips for raising children of another race. Don't miss this one. Relevant Links: Sue's website Connect with Sue on Facebook Waking Up White by Debby Irving* White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo* Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson* America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege and the Bridge to a New America by Jim Wallis* So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo* Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Beverly Daniel Tatum* How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi* Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad* *This is an affiliate link
If the recent events have you evaluating what practical steps you need to be taking when raising a child transracially, this episode is for you. Sue is a white adoptive mom to children of color. Her first son was adopted forty years ago. We discuss her original thoughts on parenting children of color and what she has learned since those early days. Sue is a wise adoption educator who is not afraid to tackle hard topics like white privilege and practical tips for raising children of another race. Don't miss this one. Relevant Links: Sue's website Connect with Sue on Facebook Waking Up White by Debby Irving* White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo* Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson* America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege and the Bridge to a New America by Jim Wallis* So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo* Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Beverly Daniel Tatum* How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi* Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad* *This is an affiliate link