All over my feeds this week, I see fellow white people appalled, alarmed, upset--and wanting to know what they can do.

I don't pretend to have perfect answers, but I have some suggestions. And for white parents, it begins with normalizing the idea of our own Talk about race. /1

As with sex, drugs, other uncomfortable topics, of course it's an ongoing conversation instead of just one talk. But let's start with the belief that we have an obligation to have The Talk with our white children.

It's easier than you think. https://gen.medium.com/white-parents-like-me-need-to-talk-to-their-kids-about-race-its-easier-than-you-d-think-6054a62cbb6d /2

If you need something to get you started, buy the @DrIbram & @JasonReynolds83 book STAMPED and read a chapter each day with your kids.

Each chapter is short, the writing is incredibly engaging, and the content will 100% lead to questions and conversation. /3

STAMPED is pitched for pre-teens and up, but I've been editing on the fly for a kindergartener and fourth-grader with no problems.

You will be shocked how much of it is new to you, as well. /4

I also urge you to watch Christian Cooper's video with your white kids. It is so straight-forward that even young children can watch and immediately grasp that something is wrong.

"Why is she lying?" our 6yo asked, as Amy Cooper claimed he was threatening her. /5

Because we've been reading STAMPED, it fit into a lot of the themes we've been discussing: why some white people automatically view black men as threats. Why making a false claim about a black man might make a white woman feel powerful. The idea of weaponizing whiteness. /6

fwiw, I have not shown & will not be showing them the video of George Floyd's murder. I described what happened but when they asked to see the video, we talked instead about why it's not okay to be voyeurs to black pain and suffering. /7

This whole parenting-of-white-children thing is a work in progress. I make plenty of mistakes. The kids often ask questions that make me cringe. That's how we all learn.

Talk to your kids about race. Today. For all the parents who don't have the luxury of avoiding The Talk. /8x