Decolonizing Black Parenting: Debunking Myths About Race and Physical Punishment
Wednesday March 13th 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Room:
Online
Description:
Dr. Stacey Patton is an award-winning journalist and author who writes about race, politics, popular culture, child welfare issues, diversity in media, and higher education. As an adoptee, child abuse survivor, and former foster youth, Patton is a nationally recognized child advocate whose research focuses on the intersections of race and childhood, corporal punishment in schools, the school-to-prison pipeline, and the impact of physical punishment on children’s psychological and physical health. She is the author of That Mean Old Yesterday – A Memoir (Simon and Schuster), Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Children Won’t Save Black America (Beacon Press), and the forthcoming book, Strung Up: The Lynching of Black Children and Teenagers in America (Beacon Press).
Registration Link: https://tulane.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwufu2qqTorE9GxYRL4aJ64nGYG-bQvwxED
Open To:
Public
Admission:
Free
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https://tulane.campuslabs.com/engage/event/10007883
