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  • Only history maligns Malaga Island

    Only history maligns Malaga Island The Portland Press Herald Portland, Maine 2014-10-26 Dierdre Fleming, Outdoor Reporter The Casco Bay island’s future needn’t be lost in a painful past marked by intolerance. MALAGA ISLAND — The tragic story of Malaga Island has been told many times since the tiny isle off Phippsburg was sold in 2001…

  • When whites are guilty of colorism

    When whites are guilty of colorism The Washington Post 2014-11-08 Lance Hannon, Professor Department of Sociology and Criminology Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania Robert DeFina, Professor Department of Sociology and Criminology Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania The 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination based on “race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” However, in our public…

  • There Is No Such Thing as Race

    There Is No Such Thing as Race Newsweek 2014-11-08 Robert Wald Sussman, Professor of Physical Anthropology Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri In 1950, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) issued a statement asserting that all humans belong to the same species and that “race” is not a biological reality but a myth.…

  • Honduran held in Mexican jail returns home

    Honduran held in Mexican jail returns home BBC News 2014-11-08 A Honduran migrant who was jailed for more than five years by Mexican police is expected to arrive in his home country on Sunday. Angel Amilcar Colon Quevedo belongs to the Garifuna community, descended from African slaves and indigenous groups. He was picked up in…

  • More Than “Black-ish”: Examining Representations of Biracial People

    More Than “Black-ish”: Examining Representations of Biracial People For Harriet 2014-11-08 Aphrodite Kocieda Being biracial can be an uncomfortable subject to talk about, especially because it highlights a sensitive history of colorism, racism, and favoritism within the Black community. The unapologetic presence of biracial people in contemporary media culture is beginning to spark questions about…

  • Mixed race in the UK: am I the future face of this country?

    Mixed race in the UK: am I the future face of this country? The Telegraph London, United Kingdom 2014-11-08 Laura Smith With ‘mixed race’ now the fastest-growing ethnic minority in the country, prejudice should be a thing of the past – but as one writer reveals, we’ve still got a long way to go Where…

  • ‘A Chosen Exile,’ by Allyson Hobbs: review

    ‘A Chosen Exile,’ by Allyson Hobbs: review San Francisco Chronicle 2014-11-01 Imani Perry, Professor, Center for African American Studies Princeton University Allyson Hobbs, A Chosen Exile: History of Racial Passing in American Life (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2014) Family across the color line: It is now a popular enough theme that it qualifies as a…

  • Marni Soupcoff: A law that bans ‘mixed race’ couples? Yes. In 2014. In Canada

    Marni Soupcoff: A law that bans ‘mixed race’ couples? Yes. In 2014. In Canada National Post Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2014-11-06 Marni Soupcoff, Deputy Comment Editor A Canadian woman falls in love and joins her life with that of a man of a different race. As a direct result of this union, she is harassed, receives…

  • ‘The abuse we suffered due to our skin colour is being airbrushed from Irish history’

    ‘The abuse we suffered due to our skin colour is being airbrushed from Irish history’ TheJournal.ie Dublin, Ireland 2014-10-22 Nicky Ryan, Staff Reporter Members of Mixed Race Irish before the committee today. Source: Oireachtas.ie Mixed Race Irish is asking for the Government to recognise the abuse they suffered in State-run institutions. IN A EMOTIONAL appearance…

  • Matthew McConaughey & Gary Ross Mount Civil War Saga; Bob Simonds’ STX In Talks To Finance

    Matthew McConaughey & Gary Ross Mount Civil War Saga; Bob Simonds’ STX In Talks To Finance Deadline Hollywood 2014-11-05 Mike Fleming Jr., Film Editor Anita Busch, Film Editor EXCLUSIVE: Matthew McConaughey and writer-director Gary Ross are the catalysts for a project called Free State Of Jones, which is getting some serious attention from STX Entertainment,…