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July 9, 2018 2 Comments

“Our daughter might marry a black man.” (And, “I’m in love with one of my employees.”)

Dear John,

For over a year now our daughter, “Ann,” who is of Northern European descent, has been dating “Hank,” an African-American man. Their relationship has grown such that we believe Hank’s proposal of marriage to Ann is imminent. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Advice Tagged With: Ask John, marriage, racism, relationships

November 2, 2017 8 Comments

What do I tell my child about racism?

Dear John, Lately my 9-year-old son has been asking me questions about, basically, racism — things like why people are arguing about certain Confederate statues, and what the phrase “Black Lives Matter” means. Any advice on what I might tell him about any of this?

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Filed Under: Advice Tagged With: Ask John, racism

My debut novel is Everywhere She's Not.

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