In the wake of Barack
Obama’s historic victory in the Presidential Election, some commentators began
to argue that the United States was now a ‘post-racial’ society where racial
inequality was a thing of the past; but one only has to look at the headlines
from the past eight years to know that this couldn’t be farther from the
truth. In her latest book At Mama’s Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White April Ryan, the White House Correspondent & Washington Bureau
Chief for American Urban Radio Networks looks this issue through the lessons
that mothers teach their children and examines what it means for mothers of
color to work hard, protect children against a racist world, and find balance
among competing responsibilities. April
joins me on the show today to talk all about the book and the ways in which
mothers transfer to their children wisdom on race and race relations.
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