Category: Articles

  • The Meanings of “Race” in the New Genomics: Implications for Health Disparities Research Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics Volume 1, Issue 1 (2001) pages 33-76 Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, Senior Research Scholar Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics Stanford University Joanna Mountain, Assistant Professor of Anthropological Genetics Stanford University Barbara A. Koenig, Professor of…

  • Seeing Opportunity In A Question: ‘Where Are You Really From?’ Morning Edition National Public Radio 2013-11-11 Renee Montagne, Host Steve Inskeep, Host Michele Norris, Host/Special Correspondent NPR continues a series of conversations about The Race Card Project, where thousands of people have submitted their thoughts on race and cultural identity in six words. Every so…

  • Many Black New Yorkers Are Seeing de Blasio’s Victory as Their Own The New York Times 2013-11-10 Michael M. Grynbaum Reporting was contributed by Michael Barbaro, Kia Gregory, Winnie Hu, Sarah Maslin Nir, Julie Turkewitz and Vivian Yee. A black janitor in Brooklyn almost shouted out the name when asked about his vote in the…

  • The 99% Mayor New York Magazine 2013-10-27 Chris Smith Bill de Blasio’s promise may also be his problem. He is joking, but he’s not kidding. “When I spoke last time, they needed a much smaller room,” Bill de Blasio says to laughter. “This is the glory of American democracy!” Exactly one year earlier, De Blasio…

  • Biracial Cool: Bill de Blasio’s Fresh Electoral Asset The Atlantic 2013-11-06 Kevin Noble Maillard, Professor of Law Syracuse University The New York mayor-elect’s family—both fascinatingly ordinary and shockingly modern—proved to be one his greatest strengths. “I’m Bill de Blasio, and I’m not a boring white guy.” How’s that for a political opener? This is how…

  • The Souls of Mixed Folk: Race, Politics, and Aesthetics in the New Millennium [Ibrahim Review] Modern Language Quarterly Volume 74, Number 4, December 2013 page 566 DOI: 10.1215/00267929-2153679 Habiba Ibrahim, Associate Professor of English University of Washington The Souls of Mixed Folk: Race, Politics, and Aesthetics in the New Millennium. By Elam Michele. Stanford, CA:…

  • Cuba’s mixed-race population grows Fox News Latino 2013-11-08 EFE News Service The number of mixed-race people in Cuba continues to increase as the ranks of those identifying themselves as white or black declines, according to the results of the 2012 Census released Friday. The proportion of mixed-race people grew from 24.9 percent in 2002 to…

  • How Diversity Will Alter Black History The Root 2013-11-06 Lynette Holloway A changing population will help shed more light on America’s multiracial past. (The Root)—This is part 3 of a three-part series. To see the previous stories, here and here. Time was, the social construct of the one-drop rule made United States history either black…

  • The Future of Race in America The Root 2013-11-05 Jenée Desmond-Harris, Senior Staff Writer Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a three-part series. To read part 1, click here. Will we ever abandon stereotypes? Will “people of color” act as a group? Here are four possible theories about where we are headed as a…

  • The legend of Lone Star Dietz: Redskins namesake, coach — and possible impostor? The Washington Post 2013-11-06 Richard Leiby Reading, Pa. — Here lies the celebrated Lone Star Dietz — in a donated cemetery plot, aside a back road, under a drooping evergreen. A simple marker, paid for by friends, bears only one word that…