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By: Sleep Training Monster

Sleep Training Monster — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:00:14 +0000

[…] ABOUT KEESHA: Before her two children re-choreographed her life, Keesha was a professional dancer who performed in the U.S. and in Europe. Today she teaches modern and jazz dance in the Chicago area. She is also the human cyclone behind the blog Mom’s New Stage. Keesha is one of the select contributing authors of In The Powder Room’s first anthology, You Have Lipstick on Your Teeth. Her writing has been featured on Mamapedia, The Huffington Post, in the New York Times bestselling anthology I Just Want to Pee Alone, and I STILL Just Want to Pee Alone. She was recently awarded a Voice of the Year Award for her Bonbon Break original piece, Dear White Mom. […]

By: The Un-shaming of the Public Meltdown

The Un-shaming of the Public Meltdown — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 04:32:24 +0000

By: Why I Talked to My 8 Year Old About Charleston | BonBon Break

Why I Talked to My 8 Year Old About Charleston | BonBon Break — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 14:25:38 +0000

[…] Dear White Mom […]

By: Praying for Peace | BonBon Break

Praying for Peace | BonBon Break — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:43:26 +0000

[…] After reading the news this morning and attempting to make sense of the scenes in Ferguson, MO, and all across America right now, I decided to revisit an article I read in August shortly after Michael Brown was shot and killed. I initially found the article because the accompanying photo caught my attention. It is of a sweet friend of ours along side a friend of hers. My friend is white. Her friend is black. The blog entry is a letter entitled, “Dear White Mom”, written by her friend, Keesha, in response to the terror in Ferguson, MO. Please read it here. […]

By: What My Preschooler Taught Me About Racism |

What My Preschooler Taught Me About Racism | — Wed, 06 May 2015 19:12:27 +0000

[…] I was in last year. Each and every piece was INCREDIBLE. But when I heard the piece entitled “Dear White Mom” by Keesha Beckford, I felt like she was talking directly to me (if we had been in church, I […]

By: To My Colorblind Friend - BonBon Break

To My Colorblind Friend - BonBon Break — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 06:21:47 +0000

[…] in speaking about my piece Dear White Mom, I discussed the fear I have for my young son growing up in America. A close friend informed me […]

By: Two NYPD executed - Page 27 - Christian Forums

Two NYPD executed - Page 27 - Christian Forums — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:32:30 +0000

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By: What To Do About Ferguson

What To Do About Ferguson — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 04:13:01 +0000

[…] Dear White Moms | Bon Bon Break […]

By: Ferguson - glimmersnaps

Ferguson - glimmersnaps — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 03:49:42 +0000

[…] else. And the most basic thing I can do is listen to that experience and try to understand. This is a wonderful post written by a black mother. And here’s another perspective. And listen to […]

By: Read, Share, Listen.

Read, Share, Listen. — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:47:45 +0000

[…] post, Dear White Moms: “I need to know that you are not merely worried about this most tragic of worst case scenarios… Rochelle’s post, What’s Behind My Tears Over Ferguson: “Notice and acknowledge […]

By: Talking To My White Kids About Systematic Racism : These Little Waves

Talking To My White Kids About Systematic Racism : These Little Waves — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:04:34 +0000

[…] Dear White Mom by Keesha Beckford on Bon Bon Break […]

By: Blog Assignment: 11/3 & 11/6 | Heritage AP Language Discussion Board

Blog Assignment: 11/3 & 11/6 | Heritage AP Language Discussion Board — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 22:13:41 +0000

[…] “Dear White Mom,” which appeared in the online magazine BonBon Break (a “magazine for the modern mom”) shortly […]