This study presents a detailed qualitative analysis of socialization messages about race, racism, and Whiteness in White parents' reports of their discussions with their adolescent children about current events involving racism (e.g., police brutality toward Black Americans). Two samples of White parents of adolescents ages 14-17 were recruited online in September 2019 (Study 1, N = 123) and June 2020 (Study 2, N = 104), respectively. Parent responses to prompts about current events were coded. Rates of discussion of racism-related current events in 2020 were double that of 2019; however, qualitative analysis revealed that White parents in the 2020 sample communicated fewer clear messages about race and Whiteness to their children. Messages relating to Whiteness were rare in both samples.