The Talk: What Black Mothers Should Tell Their Kids About The Police
THE TALK: WHAT BLACK MOTHERS SHOULD TELL THEIR KIDS ABOUT THE POLICE
Webinar Details
The Talk: What Black Mothers Should Tell Their Kids About the Police
Florida Justice Center hosted a special pre-Mother’s Day webinar to discuss an especially timely topic: How Black mothers can effectively communicate with their children about law enforcement interactions. This conversation has been coined “The Talk” and is often seen as a rite of passage for Black children.
Our distinguished panel of speakers share their knowledge to help you have this difficult conversation with your sons and daughters.
We invite you to join us for this emotional, but necessary, discussion to explore The Talk, its relevance today, and how to speak about it with your kids.
Original Date: May 06, 2021
Additional Resources
Books:
Articles:
- What do we tell our sons about interacting with police? by Melba Pearson in Essence Magazine
- Having The Talk: Expert guidance on preparing kids for police interactions by NPR
- Black parents describe “The Talk” they give to their children about police by Vox
- How to talk to kids about racism and police by Dani McClain in The Atlantic
- Resources for talking to students about police violence and the murder of George Floyd in the Medium
- How to talk to your kids about race, racism and police violence by Anna Bauman and Meghna Chakrabarti
- Having the “The Talk” with my Black son by Sharon Van Epps
- Raising Black children to become Black adults by Chad Goller-Sojourner
- When white parents have “The Talk” with their Black children by Ernie Suggs in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Recording
PANELISTS
Melba Pearson, Esq.
Vice-Chair
Florida Justice Center
Full Biography
Dr. Tameka Hobbs
Director
Florida Memorial University
Social Justice Institute
Full Biography
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