Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood

This #thankyouthursday, I wanted to write about Antiracist Baby, a new book for babies (and, really, everyone who has ever been a baby) by Ibram X. Kendi.

But since my copy hasn’t yet arrived*, I’ll share gratitude for a different piece of content that is supposedly for children.

I am so grateful for Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. A friend recently let me know full episodes are available online, and I’ve found the show to be a welcome and soothing addition to my media intake.

There’s a lot more I could say, but I’m short on time and energy and there are more important people for you to be listening to, anyway.**

So I’ll just note that Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood debuted in 1967, and the first week of episodes (currently available on Amazon Prime) center around a conflict in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe: the king is bothered by people who are changing things, and he responds with military restrictions.

In other words, it’s worth watching.

Love > fear,
Christina

*The reason my copy of Antiracist Baby hasn’t arrived yet is SUCH a good one—I ordered it from Mahogany Books, and they are inundated with demand right now.

**If you need some suggestions, I recommend The 1619 Project—or, like, literally anything via Mahogany Books.