<p>This paper explores White parents’ racial socialization behaviors, both as reported in interviews and as observed in a laboratory interaction in which White parent-child dyads (<i>N</i> = 10, children aged 10–12) were presented with two race-relevant news clips and asked to discuss the clips. Results indicate that although parents expressed an interest and sense of comfort surrounding race-related conversations with their children when interviewed, parents employed a combination of colorblind and color-conscious messages when discussing race-related current events with their children during the observation session. Other related themes also emerged in interviews and observed parent-child conversations about race, such as the role of the media, valuing of diversity, and race as a contemporary versus historical issue.</p>