E6: How White Parents and Caregivers Can Become Antiracist: Kathleen Devore (Part 1 of 3)

Antiracist Parenting Podcast

In this episode, SooJin and Hannah sit down with Dr. Kathleen Devore, a Professor​ of English​ at Minneapolis Community Technical College. This is the perfect conversation to kick off a new year and our three​-​part series. As someone who experienced a challenging childhood, Kathleen understands pain and trauma. She also understands her white privilege and has been working to undo racism for decades. Kathleen talks about growing up and how, as a young adult, her Peace Corps service in South Africa helped bring about a new way of seeing racism in the U.S. Kathleen’s story will help our white audience members to better understand the work that is required, how to navigate personal struggles amidst antiracism efforts, and how to “stay in the room” and keep showing up to end racism. ​

NOTE: ​Occasional profanity is used in the episode.​ We also use the acronym BIPOC, which stands for Black, Indigenous and/or People of Color. ​

Check out these resources referenced in this episode:

​Catrice Jackson and Catriceology​

Books by Catrice Jackson

Reparations for Descendant of Enslaved Africans​ (via Home-Ownership)​

Caste by Isabel Wilkerson

Learning to be White by Thandeka​

​Lose Your Mother​ by Saidiya Hartman

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

Do It Scared by Ruth Soukup

Follow Black Women Conference

Follow Black Women (FaceBook Group)

Nekima Levy Armstrong

Checkout the recording from our presentation with Black Designers Ignite (Black Moms We Love and Allies In Action). The event was AMAZING, and we strongly recommend watching the whole recording. We come in around the 1:46:00 mark if you're looking for us!: