Mixed Race Studies
Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.
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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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Black And White In America: Study Reveals Many Americans Have Mixed Race Background They Were Unaware Of Medical Daily New York, New York 2014-12-18 Dana Dovey, Health Journalist Earlier this year, National Geographic made headlines with its “Changing Face of America” article. The story explained that America was becoming more comfortable with interracial relationships, and…
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Popup cafe uses derogatory drink names in bid to get people talking about race New York Daily News 2014-12-17 Ben Kochman The bizarre java joint offers drinks with derogatory names like “The Half Breed” and “The Mutt,” which organizers insist will help start a helpful conversation about race, even if some are offended. (Ben Kochman/New…
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We studied the genetic ancestry of 5,269 self-described African Americans, 8,663 Latinos, and 148,789 European Americans who are 23andMe customers and show that the legacy of these historical interactions is visible in the genetic ancestry of present-day Americans.
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I’m black, British and just moved to New York. After the Eric Garner decision, I can’t breathe The Guardian London, United Kingdom 2014-12-06 Lanre Bakare, Commissioning Editor Guardian US, New York, New York Before I moved to the US, I knew their names: Rodney King. Michael Stewart. Trayvon Martin. Vonderrit Myers Jr. Kajieme Powell. I…
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Conference Recap DePaul Magazine December 2014 (2014-12-16) For the third biennial Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference, hosted at DePaul last month, participants could be heard speaking in British, Finnish, Japanese, Australian and Canadian accents, among others. This medley of voices perfectly encapsulated the theme of this year’s conference, Global Mixed Race. Co-organizers Camilla Fojas, Vincent…
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When White People See Themselves With Black Skin, Something Interesting Happens The Huffington Post 2014-12-15 Anna Almendrala, Healthy Living Editor Macrina Cooper-White, Associate Science Editor The antidote to racism partly lies in empathy, or the willingness to “walk a mile in someone else’s shoes,” as the saying goes. But scientists from universities across Europe are…
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EMERGE-ing Identities Middle Ground: Exploring the spaces between structures of race, class, gender and nature. 2014-12-17 Kaily Heitz MERGE Mission Statement: “To provide a safe space for people of mixed heritage in which we may discuss issues of multi-ethnic identity and to raise awareness within the Claremont University Consortium community about the multi-ethnic experience.” In…