At mama's knee : mothers and race in black and white /
Ryan, April, 1967-
At mama's knee : mothers and race in black and white / April Ryan. - viii, 137 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes index.
Foreword -- Introduction -- More than a headline -- Born a statistic -- A mother's love -- The N word -- The faith of our mothers -- Mothers, presidents, and race -- A tale of two cities -- Assimilation -- Work/life balance -- Educating the future -- Conclusion: a prayer for harmony -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
"In her first book, The Presidency in Black and White, journalist April Ryan examined race in America through her experience as a White House reporter. In this book, she shifts the conversation from the White House to every home in America. At Mama's Knee looks at race and race relations through the lessons that mothers transmit to their children. As a single African American mother in Baltimore, Ryan has struggled with each gut wrenching, race related news story to find the words to convey the right lessons to her daughters. To better understand how mothers transfer to their children wisdom on race and race relations, she reached out to other mothers--prominent political leaders like Hillary Clinton and Valerie Jarrett, celebrities like Cindy Williams, and others like Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin's mother, whose lives have been impacted by prominent race related events. At a time when Americans still struggle to address racial division and prejudice, their stories remind us that attitudes change from one generation to the next and one child at a time."--Publisher's description
9781442265639 1442265639
Natl Book Network, Oreil Customer Service Dept 15200 Nbn Way Bldg D Po Box 190, Blue Ridge Summit, PA, USA, 17214-0190 SAN 630-0065
2016051419
Race discrimination--United States.
Mother and child--United States.
Mothers--United States.
African Americans--Social conditions.
United States--Race relations.
At mama's knee : mothers and race in black and white / April Ryan. - viii, 137 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes index.
Foreword -- Introduction -- More than a headline -- Born a statistic -- A mother's love -- The N word -- The faith of our mothers -- Mothers, presidents, and race -- A tale of two cities -- Assimilation -- Work/life balance -- Educating the future -- Conclusion: a prayer for harmony -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
"In her first book, The Presidency in Black and White, journalist April Ryan examined race in America through her experience as a White House reporter. In this book, she shifts the conversation from the White House to every home in America. At Mama's Knee looks at race and race relations through the lessons that mothers transmit to their children. As a single African American mother in Baltimore, Ryan has struggled with each gut wrenching, race related news story to find the words to convey the right lessons to her daughters. To better understand how mothers transfer to their children wisdom on race and race relations, she reached out to other mothers--prominent political leaders like Hillary Clinton and Valerie Jarrett, celebrities like Cindy Williams, and others like Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin's mother, whose lives have been impacted by prominent race related events. At a time when Americans still struggle to address racial division and prejudice, their stories remind us that attitudes change from one generation to the next and one child at a time."--Publisher's description
9781442265639 1442265639
Natl Book Network, Oreil Customer Service Dept 15200 Nbn Way Bldg D Po Box 190, Blue Ridge Summit, PA, USA, 17214-0190 SAN 630-0065
2016051419
Race discrimination--United States.
Mother and child--United States.
Mothers--United States.
African Americans--Social conditions.
United States--Race relations.