Book Giveaway Kechi’s Hair Goes Every Which Way Do you fancy a free book? One that teaches your multiracial or biracial kids to love their curly hair? Mixed.Up.Mama is giving away two copies of Kechi’s Hair Goes Every Which Way, the much-celebrated third book from best-selling author of Daddy Do My Hair. My daughters love …
There’s a lot written about biracial hair care and how to take care of it. But I find there’s nothing more real than seeing what curly biracial hair care routine the average Jo Mum does with her kid’s curly hair. I have 3 mixed race daughters (mixed Iranian, Nigerian and English) and they all have …
Raising Race Conscious Children: Talking about Racism My oldest daughter, aged 7, recently learned about Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr. But not from me. In school, with her teacher and amongst her classmates who are majority white. For her, I knew this was her first introduction to the concept of racism. …
One of the most enjoyable books I’ve read in a long time, Kechi’s Hair Goes Every Which Way is the perfect book to introduce your child to loving their curly, thick, and wonderful hair. But even better, I got to meet the author, Tola Okugwu who shared her story and what inspired her to start …
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi I grew up in mostly-white Edmonton, Alberta, Canada right smack in the middle of the Iran-Iraq war. Awareness of difference was low and I remember fantasizing about having a name just like everyone else. The name calling and the teasing was too much at times. “Arriba, Arriba, Undalé, Undalé!” …
