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What Is Anti-Racist Parenting?
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With Uju Asika
With Uju Asika
What anti‑racist parenting means and how families can practise it.
Most parents would like to think of themselves as 'not racist'. However to truly tackle systemic racism and create a fairer, safer and more inclusive world for all our children, it's essential that we move from passive non-racism to proactive anti-racism. Uju Asika, author of Bringing Up Race, offers a bite-sized insight into anti-racist parenting and developing an anti-racist practice for the whole family.
More from Uju Asika: Thought Provoking Questions To Ask Boys Around Masculinity & Building A Support Network For Your Teen
Most parents would like to think of themselves as 'not racist'. However to truly tackle systemic racism and create a fairer, safer and more inclusive world for all our children, it's essential that we move from passive non-racism to proactive anti-racism. Uju Asika, author of Bringing Up Race, offers a bite-sized insight into anti-racist parenting and developing an anti-racist practice for the whole family.
More from Uju Asika: Thought Provoking Questions To Ask Boys Around Masculinity & Building A Support Network For Your Teen
About Uju Asika:
Uju Asika is a multi-award nominated blogger, screenwriter and creative consultant. She is the author of Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World, published in the UK/Commonwealth by Yellow Kite (Hachette) in September 2020 and Raising Boys Who Do Better: A Hopeful Guide for a New Generation. As featured in Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, BBC Radio 2 (Good Morning Sunday) and BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour among numerous outlets.
A former journalist, Uju’s writing has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, salon.com, Time Out and the Daily Times (Nigeria). She is the founder of digital consultancy Mothers and Shakers and the popular blog Babes About Town (Vuelio’s Top 10 London Lifestyle Blog 2020 & Top 10 UK Mum Blog 2021). Born in Nigeria, Uju grew up in the UK and has lived and worked in London, New York and Lagos. She is based in north London with her husband Abiye and their two football-mad boys. You can keep up with Uju at her family lifestyle blog babesabouttown.com and @babesabouttown across social media. For book info visit Raising Boys Who Do Better: A Hopeful Guide for a New Generation.
Uju Asika is a multi-award nominated blogger, screenwriter and creative consultant. She is the author of Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World, published in the UK/Commonwealth by Yellow Kite (Hachette) in September 2020 and Raising Boys Who Do Better: A Hopeful Guide for a New Generation. As featured in Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, BBC Radio 2 (Good Morning Sunday) and BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour among numerous outlets.
A former journalist, Uju’s writing has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, salon.com, Time Out and the Daily Times (Nigeria). She is the founder of digital consultancy Mothers and Shakers and the popular blog Babes About Town (Vuelio’s Top 10 London Lifestyle Blog 2020 & Top 10 UK Mum Blog 2021). Born in Nigeria, Uju grew up in the UK and has lived and worked in London, New York and Lagos. She is based in north London with her husband Abiye and their two football-mad boys. You can keep up with Uju at her family lifestyle blog babesabouttown.com and @babesabouttown across social media. For book info visit Raising Boys Who Do Better: A Hopeful Guide for a New Generation.