Kirk Whalum Blog
Tomorrow's CEO
A white mom encourages her cute little toddler to go ahead and take the travel cups and such (on the shelf at Starbucks) and rearrange them. She makes a fun little Montessori-like exercise out of it. It's fun to watch.
The mom of the little black boy, naturally because of her own experience in a culture where as a child she dare not try something like that-lest her parents be invited to leave and never return, grabs his lil hand and reprimands him, "I told you not to touch anything!" After all, this mom's parents would have been amongst the first of their color to even be allowed in the store.
Which toddler will more likely grow up with the ease and confidence, that "go-get-em spirit," to be a CEO?
Just observing life with the gift of this black perspective.
In my previous post I meant not everyony would want HIM to have, touch,etc... Sorry:-)
Posted by: t smith | April 25, 2011 at 02:01 PM
I (black mom)would have let my child do the same thing as the other boy. As a black boy he would learn not everyone wants to touch have experience etc... Do it anyway son throughout life, do it anyway: -)
Posted by: t. smith | April 25, 2011 at 01:47 PM
I (black mom)would have let my child do the same thing as the other boy. As a black boy he would learn not everyone wants to touch have experience etc... Do it anyway son throughout life, do it anyway: -)
Posted by: t. smith | April 25, 2011 at 01:47 PM