"Over time, I recognized I was Black."

As a child, Iheoma Iruka bounced between the United States and Nigeria, struggling to find a place to belong. Today, she is a one of the foremost scholars on race and young children, in particular young Black boys. But she is also a mother to young children. In this episode of In My Skin, we talked about how her childhood informed her view of race and how she balances her role as a parent with that of being an expert on race and young children.

Show Notes

 The P.R.I.D.E. (Positive Racial Identity Development in Early Education) Program is part of the University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development.
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What is In My Skin?

Children see race. We want to learn more about what that means. Hear parents, scholars, illustrators, artists, and more explore how race impacted them as a child and how it affects their lives today. In My Skin is a production of P.R.I.D.E. -- Positive Racial Identity in Early Education -- a University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development program.