Mixed Race Studies
Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.
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- The Routledge International Handbook of Interracial and Intercultural Relationships and Mental Health
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- Call for Proposals: 2026 Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference at UCLA
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- You were either Black or white. To claim whiteness as a mixed child was to deny and hide Blackness. Our families understood that the world we were growing into would seek to denigrate this part of us and we would need a community that was made up, always and already, of all shades of Blackness.
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Tag: Nabil Ayers
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Nabil Ayers’ memoir reflects on family, identity and his journey to connect with a Black father who was ‘really just DNA’
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A memoir about one man’s journey to connect with his musician father, ultimately redefining what family really means
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In her initial email to me, Karen surprised me with her excitement and candor — neither of which I was expecting from the woman whom I had gently accused of being the descendant of the man who owned my ancestors…
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Not often have I felt unsafe because of my race. I feel accepted by black people, who can generally tell that I’m part black. I feel accepted by white people, who often can’t figure out what I am. My worst racially motivated experience occurred when a small pack of baseball-capped, denim-jacketed hicks in Fort Collins,…