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Early RisersAuthor: Minnesota Public Radio
George Floyds death was a tragedy and a wake up call expanding a global conversation about race and racism. And young children have been watching it all. So how do we help them make sense of this? Early Risers is a podcast from Little Moments Count and MPR with frank facts, engaging stories and real how-tos for anyone who cares about raising children with a clear-eyed understanding of cultural differences, race and implicit bias. Hosted by Dianne Haulcy of The Family Partnership. Language: en Genres: Kids & Family, Parenting Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Passing the Mic: Reflections on Six Seasons of Early Risers
Wednesday, 28 May, 2025
New host Andre Dukes sits down with Early Risers’ founding host Dianne Haulcy to reflect on the origins of this podcast. Just days after the murder of George Floyd, Haulcy penned a wakeup call to her peers in early childhood education on the realities of racism and implicit bias in how we raise our children. That message ultimately became Haulcy’s personal call to action, and the foundation for the Early Risers podcast. Haulcy shares her favorite podcast episodes and offers advice to Dukes as he takes the reins. We also learn about Dukes’ uniquely personal connection to the location where George Floyd lost his life, nearly 50 years earlier, well before it became George Floyd Square. GuestDianne HaulcyFormer Host, Early Risers Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families Following the killing of George Floyd, early childhood leader Dianne Haulcy wrote a blogpost in which she called on colleagues and peers to wake up to the realities of racism and implicit bias in how we raise and teach our children. That message planted the seed for Early Risers, a podcast about racial equity in early childhood and the hope of raising a generation who will bring a new dawn of racial equity for the future. Dianne hosted Early Risers until 2024, when she was appointed Assistant Commissioner of Early Childhood at the Minnesota Department of Children Youth and Families. Discussion GuideEpisode Resources: How Children’s Books can be Tools for Resistance: A Conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi We Are the Same and We Are Different; How to Talk about Diversity with White Kids in White Communities Louise Derman-Sparks What If All the Kids Are White?: Anti-Bias Multicultural Education with Young Children and Families by Louise Derman-Sparks Understanding Racial Identity in Young Children Dr. Toni Sturdivant Navigating Parenthood as Black Parents in a Growing Minnesota City Kai and James Miller
