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Welcome! Let Me Introduce Myself

Welcome! Let Me Introduce Myself

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:August 21, 2020
  • Post category:Books/Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith/Family/Parenting/Podcast/Privilege and Race/Speaking/Writing
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Hello friends! I’ve been writing blog posts, teaching, speaking, and writing books for years, but I wanted to pause for a minute and introduce myself to any new readers and…

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Rectifying Educational Injustice: My Bumbling Journey

Rectifying Educational Injustice: My Bumbling Journey

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:August 19, 2020
  • Post category:Family/Parenting/Privilege and Race
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In mid-April, the disparity between my kids’ experience of education and the kids in neighboring towns and cities began to feel unconscionable. Yes, the pandemic highlighted the difference. But now…

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Continuing the Conversation: Penny and Black Lives Matter

Continuing the Conversation: Penny and Black Lives Matter

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:July 10, 2020
  • Post category:Family/Parenting/Podcast/Privilege and Race
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In this week’s podcast, I interviewed all three of our kids about their experiences over the past few years of reading diverse books, traveling to museums and historic sites in Civil…

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Continuing the Conversation: William and Growing Up to Be a White Man

Continuing the Conversation: William and Growing Up to Be a White Man

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:July 9, 2020
  • Post category:Family/Parenting/Podcast/Privilege and Race
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In this week’s podcast, I interviewed all three of our kids about their experiences over the past few years of reading diverse books, traveling to museums and historic sites in Civil…

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Continuing the Conversation: Marilee and Ruby Bridges

Continuing the Conversation: Marilee and Ruby Bridges

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:July 8, 2020
  • Post category:Family/Podcast/Privilege and Race
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In this week’s podcast, I interviewed all three of our kids about their experiences over the past few years of reading diverse books, traveling to museums and historic sites in…

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S3 Bonus | Talking with Our Kids About Race, Justice, Love, and Privilege

S3 Bonus | Talking with Our Kids About Race, Justice, Love, and Privilege

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:July 7, 2020
  • Post category:Family/Parenting/Podcast/Privilege and Race
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How do we talk with kids about race, justice, and privilege? In this follow up to last week’s interview with Patricia Raybon, Amy Julia interviews her three children. Penny, William,…

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The Radical Generosity of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton

The Radical Generosity of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:July 3, 2020
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Current Events/Family/Privilege and Race
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Tonight at 7pm EST, Disney Plus will release a film version of the megahit Broadway musical Hamilton. Our whole family will gather in our playroom (with popcorn, candy, and anything…

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Five Next Steps Toward Racial Healing

Five Next Steps Toward Racial Healing

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:June 24, 2020
  • Post category:Family/Parenting/Privilege and Race
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I resisted offering “action items” for white people (like me) who wanted to DO something about injustice and inequity in our nation for a long time. I didn’t want to…

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Penny Heads to High School

Penny Heads to High School

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:June 20, 2020
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Family
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This week we celebrated the end of Penny’s years in middle school with a car parade through campus, a dinner out—for the first time in four months—as a family, and…

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Chapter 4: Prayer

Chapter 4: Prayer

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 31, 2020
  • Post category:Faith/Family/Parenting/Podcast
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When I was deciding what chapters to record for this Reading Small Talk podcast, I skimmed through the whole book. But when I got to the chapter on Prayer, I…

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