Featured at the Washington Post

I'm honored that the Washington Post chose to run my piece on color-blindness, race, and raising a son in our country on their parenting blog.

For 8 years, I volunteered in Atlanta at a summer camp for kids with asthma. The kids ranged from 6-13, many from the inner city. These children were beautiful and smart and fun; a few of them, especially the boys, had troublesome pasts that played out as behavioral issues at camp.

One child I remember in particular was Shaquille. I wish I had known then what I know now about the racial divide and what his future might look like. I wish I would have/ could have done more to help him. I thought that I was color blind and that was enough.

Not long ago, I asked my childhood friend Crystal what it's like to be the mother of a black boy in America, and she gave me an honest, open answer. 

What I learned, I wrote in this article - my debut post for the Washington Post's On Parenting from The Washington Post blog.

Being color blind is not enough. Together, we can affect change.

Love,

Kristin