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Research
This research explores The Auntie Model as is a culturally grounded approach to caregiving rooted in Black communities, where trusted women known as aunties provide care, guidance, and support to children beyond the nuclear family. This research highlights how aunting builds strong relationships, nurtures cultural identity, and supports the wellbeing of Black children and families through community-based, relational care.
This research examines how White mothers can support their Black-white biracial children in a racialized world, emphasizing that love alone is not enough. It highlights the need for intentional, anti-racist parenting through cultural affirmation, honest conversations about racism, and connection to Black community. Parenting, in this context, becomes both an act of care and a powerful site of resistance.