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New book celebrates diversity and kinship in the home and beyond

By Joe Donahue
Published May 18, 2022 at 11:15 AM EDT
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In her new book "A Place to Belong," Amber O’Neal Johnston, a homeschooling mother of four, shows parents of all backgrounds how to create a home environment where children feel secure in their own personhood and culture, enabling them to better understand and appreciate people who are racially and culturally different.

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