Category: Articles

  • Mayor de Blasio Has Lost Support of White New Yorkers, Poll Finds The New York Times 2015-11-18 Michael M. Grynbaum, City Hall Bureau Chief Alexander Burns, Political Correspondent Dalia Sussman, Polling Editor Nearing the midpoint of his term, Mayor Bill de Blasio is confronting a city that is deeply divided about his ability to lead,…

  • Multiracial Girls Celebrate Their Hair as Heritage Women’s eNews 2015-11-12 Karly Smith, Teen Voices at Women’s eNews Washington, D.C. Specialty hair products that cater to girls with mixed-race hair are booming and YouTube videos offer lessons in cheap, DIY recipes. “I love my hair!” says one girl. “It adds its own personality because it can…

  • Interracial Intimacy: The Regulation of Race and Romance. By Rachel F. Moran [Bartholet Review] The Journal of Interdisciplinary History Volume 33, Number 2 (Autumn 2002) pages 320–322 DOI: 10.1162/00221950260209039 Elizabeth Bartholet, Morris Wasserstein Professor of Law Harvard Law School Interracial Intimacy: The Regulation of Race and Romance. By Rachel F. Moran (Chicago, University of Chicago…

  • ‘Mejorar la Raza’: An Example of Racism in Latino Culture Latino Voices Huffington Post 2015-06-15 Maria Alejandra Casale-Hardin University of California, Hastings, Law Class of 2018 Samuel Lange Zambrano portraying a 9-year-old Venezuelan boy obsessed with straightening his hair in the 2013 film Pelo Malo. ‘Mejorar la raza’ is a common phrase used in Latin…

  • From Legend to History to Film: “The Free State of Jones” Renegade South: Histories of Unconventional Southerners 2015-11-17 Vikki Bynum, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History Texas State University, San Marcos The Free State of Jones, the movie Between November 19–22, 2015, the Smithsonian Institute and National Endowment of the Humanities will host a history film…

  • Amber Guild of Collins: Call Out the Elephant in the Room The New York Times 2015-11-14 Adam Bryant, Corner Office Columnist and Deputy Science Editor This interview with Amber Guild, president of Collins, a brand consultancy, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. What were some early influences for you? A. I grew up…

  • My Face is a Face of Asian America Hapa Mama: Asian Fusion Family and Food 2015-11-14 Candace Kita “Blending in” has never been my strong suit. As a generally shy and rather bookish individual, I have always wished that I could more naturally fit seamlessly into my surroundings. However, my inability to blend into established…

  • The Mixed-Race in-betweeners The Columbia Spectator New York, New York 2015-11-12 Keenan Smith I am Mixed-Race. I am both Black and white. I am also American and have therefore been raised in a culture that seems to be constantly divided along racial boundaries, whether they are in campus diversity and inclusion programs or identity-based organizations,…

  • What Happened in Missouri Puts the Nation on Notice Time 2015-11-10 Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African-American Studies Princeton University Imagine what could happen at Ohio State or UCLA or any other major university. The activists already have. What happened at the University of Missouri has sent shockwaves throughout…

  • I’m white in Barcelona but in Los Angeles I’m Hispanic? Public Radio International 2015-10-27 Jaime Gonzalez, BBC World Service Journalist Los Angeles, California “You’re not white, where are you from?” This is how I was greeted a few months ago by a young Black man I interviewed in Los Angeles for a story I was…