Comments on: Raising Black Boys in a Racist Society http://ethiopia.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/raising-black-boys-in-a-racist-society Ethiopia adoption news, information and firsthand accounts by those who have been there. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:53:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Brianna http://ethiopia.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/raising-black-boys-in-a-racist-society/comment-page-1#comment-869 Brianna Fri, 07 Jul 2006 00:56:05 +0000 http://ethiopia-ado.www.adoptionblogs.com/2006/07/05/raising-black-boys-in-a-racist-society#comment-869 Great post, I worry about our sons growing older and struggling with these things. Right now we are doing our best to learn about these issues and educate ourselves. We also hope to eventually live in an area with more African Americans (it would not take much). <br /> <br /> I know we can't protect our kids from everything, but I also refuse to stand back and not do anything. I think part of the solution is raising our kids to find their core identity and self-worth in the fact that they are made in God's image, loved by God, and that He loves who they are. Once that foundation is set, I think we as white parents raising black children need to be sensitive and receptive to the issues they face, validate them, and be honest. But at the same time stressing that we have choices in how we face adversity. Those are just some of my preliminary, scattered thoughts. :) Great post, I worry about our sons growing older and struggling with these things. Right now we are doing our best to learn about these issues and educate ourselves. We also hope to eventually live in an area with more African Americans (it would not take much).

I know we can’t protect our kids from everything, but I also refuse to stand back and not do anything. I think part of the solution is raising our kids to find their core identity and self-worth in the fact that they are made in God’s image, loved by God, and that He loves who they are. Once that foundation is set, I think we as white parents raising black children need to be sensitive and receptive to the issues they face, validate them, and be honest. But at the same time stressing that we have choices in how we face adversity. Those are just some of my preliminary, scattered thoughts. :)

]]> By: Dr. G http://ethiopia.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/raising-black-boys-in-a-racist-society/comment-page-1#comment-868 Dr. G Wed, 05 Jul 2006 14:28:04 +0000 http://ethiopia-ado.www.adoptionblogs.com/2006/07/05/raising-black-boys-in-a-racist-society#comment-868 Excellent post. I don't think we can avoid our sons feeling bitter and angry. I don't even know that those feelings are a bad thing, if managed effectively. And in this day and age of opportunity, despite the reality, I don't think they have a right to feel hopeless. Or maybe, I should say i don't think they have a right to surrender to hopelessness. Their ancestors who lived a far more brutal existence did not surrender. They clung to hope when they had nothing left but hope itself. Our sons had damn well better learn to do the same, if they are to become the survivors that their forefathers were. Excellent post. I don’t think we can avoid our sons feeling bitter and angry. I don’t even know that those feelings are a bad thing, if managed effectively. And in this day and age of opportunity, despite the reality, I don’t think they have a right to feel hopeless. Or maybe, I should say i don’t think they have a right to surrender to hopelessness. Their ancestors who lived a far more brutal existence did not surrender. They clung to hope when they had nothing left but hope itself. Our sons had damn well better learn to do the same, if they are to become the survivors that their forefathers were.

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