Parents are being encouraged to speak to their children about anti-Black racism, police brutality and protests across North America.
“People are angry, tired and in pain, and this generation of youth have not seen anti-Black racism at this level before,” said Carl James, York University Faculty of Education Professor and Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora.
“That’s the reason why parents need to talk to their children to help them understand what is happening.”
“White families, non-Black families and Black families all need to help their children interpret what is going on around them and the role that race plays,” James said.