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  • Effects of interracial crosses on cephalometric measurements American Journal of Physical Anthropology Volume 69, Issue 4 (April 1986) pages 465–472 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330690405 C. S. Chung Department of Public Health Sciences University of Hawaii, Manoa D. W. Runck Department of Public Health Sciences University of Hawaii, Manoa S. E. Bilben Department of Public Health Sciences University…

  • Myths of Harmony: Race and Republicanism during the Age of Revolution, Colombia, 1795-1831 University of Pittsburgh Press August 2007 216 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Paper ISBN: 9780822959656 Marixa Lasso, Associate Professor of History Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Myths of Harmony examines a foundational moment for Latin American racial constructs. While most…

  • Group dominance perspectives contend that ideologies are central to the production and reproduction of racial oppression by their negative affect on attitudes toward antiracism initiatives. The Brazilian myth of racial democracy frequently is framed in this light, evoked as a racist ideology to explain an apparent lack of confrontation of racial inequality.

  • Re:Connecting (episode 27) Hapa Happy Hour: A lively discussion and celebration of the mixed heritage experience. 2012-08-19 Hosts: Rena Heinrich Hiwa Bourne Lisa Liang Published, graduated and Mom’d.  The three ladies of Hapa Happy Hour return to discuss the micros in their lives in the hopes of connecting with yours. Download the episode (00:31:17, 35.8…

  • This paper examines prevalent attitudes towards race in Brazil’s mutiracial society. The author notes that, while there is a considerable literature on slavery and the struggle for abolition, relatively little work has been done on race in Brazil today even though color continues to correlate highly with social stratification.

  • Fear of a Black President The Atlantic September 2012 Ta-Nehisi Coates As a candidate, Barack Obama said we needed to reckon with race and with America’s original sin, slavery. But as our first black president, he has avoided mention of race almost entirely. In having to be “twice as good” and “half as black,” Obama…

  • The cure for racism? More mixed blood Times-Standard Eureka, California 2012-08-23 Tim Martin McKinleyville, California I’ve always thought that most people, regardless of sex, color or faith, have a good heart. That’s why it saddened me to hear that radical hate groups and militias in America are growing in number. The demographic change reportedly has…

  • Whispering Grounds whispers thoughts of origins and nature Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph 2011-10-19 Amanda Halm Whispering Grounds, an exhibit of 13 charcoal drawings by artist Annie Lalande, is currently on display at the Bank National Financial Group Gallery, a space dedicated to visual arts in the Palais Montcalm. Incongruous lines and organic shapes sweep across paper to…

  • The Dialogue About “Racial Democracy” Among African-American and Afro-Brazilian Literatures University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2008 262 pages Isabel Cristina Rodrigues Ferreira A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of…

  • Nation of Cowards: Black Activism in Barack Obama’s Post-Racial America Indiana University Press 2012-08-14 176 pages 6 x 9 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-253-00628-8 David H. Ikard, Associate Professor of English Florida State University Martell Lee Teasley, Professor of Social Work University of Texas, San Antonio In a speech from which Nation of Cowards derives its title,…