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  • Rebecca Hall’s new film adaptation of the 1929 novel “Passing” has cracked open a public conversation about colorism and privilege.

  • In The Problem of the Prism, I argue that activist writers challenged the normalizing of white supremacy and imagined black futurity within the intersections of racial visibility, nation, and culture by transforming and repurposing racist and colorist ideologies. Through a wide range of cultural materials, I recuperate overlooked discourses on race and color by broadening…

  • This qualitative interview study investigated the types of parental racial-ethnic socialization messages received by Multiracial American youth over the course of their development.

  • A growing number of forensic researchers are questioning how the field interprets the geographic ancestry of human remains.

  • What is at the Root of White Anxiety? Three-Fifths: Voice of Clarity 2021-10-08 Frank Robinson Austin, Texas The most recent US Census reports a significant decline in the white population, while non-white and mixed-race categories notably increased. Researchers anticipate a reduction of white wealth and power. They expect this to trigger gerrymandering efforts while giving…

  • BOSTON — The wreck of a storied military ship that served in two World Wars, performed patrols in waters off Alaska for decades, and at one point was captained by the first Black man to command a U.S. government vessel has been found, the Coast Guard said Thursday.

  • ‘People Assume I’m White. This is The Racism I See’ Newsweek 2021-10-14 Nikki Barthelmess Nikki Barthelmess’ parents were Mexican American and Jewish, but people often assume she is white, not Mexican American. Nikki Barthelmess A few months ago, I answered a knock at my door. My neighbor, James*, launched into a complaint. “That silver Honda…

  • Race and Racism: When Racial Passing Becomes Racial Fraud Virtual event on Zoom Rotman Institute of Philosophy, Western University London, Ontario, Canada Thursday, 2021-10-14, 19:00-20:30 EDT (2021-10-14, 23:00-00:30Z) Meena Krishnamurthy, Assistant Professor Department of Philosophy Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada In the past year and a half, race and racism have been at the forefront…

  • There’s a booming new voice in Wrigleyville, and it belongs to 21-year-old Jeremiah Paprocki. The Cubs hired Paprocki to be their new public-address announcer, making him the first African American in team history to hold the position. He also is thought to be the youngest P.A. announcer in Major League Baseball.

  • Beyond being either-or: identification of multiracial and multiethnic Japanese Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Volume 47, 2021 – Issue 4: Special Issue: Re-constructing Ways of Belonging: Cross-country Experiences of Multiethnic and Multiracial People pages 802-820 DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2019.1654155 Sayaka Osanami Törngren Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden Yuna…