VIDEO

Individual Disabilities & Sexuality

2014

FindCenter Summary

Lynn Pedotto interviews Katie Frank about sexuality education for children with disabilities.

16:37 min

Asian American Sexual Politics: The Construction of Race, Gender, and Sexuality

Asian American Sexual Politics explores the topics of beauty, self-esteem, and sexual attraction among Asian Americans.

Rosalind S. Chou

Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia

There is an obesity epidemic in this country and poor black women are particularly stigmatized as “diseased” and a burden on the public health care system.

Sabrina Strings

Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty

In 1997, this groundbreaking book made a powerful entrance into the national conversation on race. In a media landscape dominated by racially biased images of welfare queens and crack babies, Killing the Black Body exposed America’s systemic abuse of Black women’s bodies.

Dorothy Roberts

Caste: A Brief History of Racism, Sexism, Classism, Ageism, Homophobia, Religious Intolerance, Xenophobia, and Reasons for Hope

We have inherited a world full of humans who have been healed and hurt by other humans. There was a time, in an age before this one, when ignorance was forgivable. But that time has passed. Now is not the time for the enlightened to sneer at the brutes. Sneering hurts people.

Press University

How Can I Stay Positive for My Kids When I’m So Overwhelmed?

Even for a psychologist who studies how kids understand racism and violence, talking to her own children about it is difficult.

Allison Briscoe-Smith

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How to Talk with Your Kids About Donald Trump

The GOP candidate is creating fear and confusion in children, especially kids of color. Here are three suggestions for talking with kids about race and racism in the media.

Allison Briscoe-Smith

Three Lessons from Zootopia to Discuss with Kids

The new Disney film raises tough questions about prejudice for parents and teachers to explore with children.

Allison Briscoe-Smith

Fattily Ever After: A Black Fat Girl’s Guide to Living Life Unapologetically

Twenty-nine year-old plus-size blogger Stephanie Yeboah has experienced racism and fat-phobia throughout her life.

Stephanie Yeboah

How to Talk to Kids about Racism, Explained by a Psychologist

“You’re always communicating about race, whether you talk about it or not.”

The Real Reason American Parents Hate Each Other

A lack of support splits parents into warring factions. Here’s what could stop the fighting.

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