Category: Articles

  • Henry Samuel, Frankfort Barber and Free Man of Color Random Thoughts on History: My musings on American, African American, Southern, Civil War, Reconstruction, and Public History topics and books 2013-03-19 Tim Talbott Frankfort, Kentucky Recently reading Knights of the Razor: Black Barbers in Slavery and Freedom got me to wondering if Frankfort had any black…

  • Displaced looks: The lived experience of beauty and racism Feminist Theory Volume 14, Number 2, August 2013   pages 137-151 DOI: 10.1177/1464700113483241 Mónica G. Moreno Figueroa, Lecturer in Sociology Newcastle University  With a focus on appearance and racialised perceptions of skin colour, this paper discusses the differences between being and feeling acceptable, pretty or ugly and…

  • Participatory diagramming in social work research: Utilizing visual timelines to interpret the complexities of the lived multiracial experience Qualitative Social Work Volume 12, Number 4 (July 2013) pages 414-432 DOI: 10.1177/1473325011435258 Kelly F. Jackson, Assistant Professor of Social Work Arizona State University The purpose of this article is to present an illustrative example of the…

  • Missing faces The Guardian 2007-03-23 Jackie Kay, Professor of Creative Writing Newcastle University As the United Kingdom marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade tomorrow, Jackie Kay challenges fellow Scots to acknowledge their forebears’ part in this shameful history and reflects on the ordeal suffered by her ancestors We’re perhaps over-fond…

  • 6 News reporter learns Virginia town was named for her ancestor WATE.com Knoxville, Tennessee 2012-07-23 Erica Estep, 6 News Reporter KNOXVILLE (WATE) – How much do you know about your family history? Where did your ancestors live? What were their daily lives like, and what do you have in common with them? Whether it is…

  • Scottish people’s DNA study could ‘rewrite nation’s history’ The Guardian 2012-08-14 Charlotte Higgins, Chief Arts Writer Evidence of African, Arabian, south-east Asian and Siberian ancestry in Scotland, says author of book tracing genetic journey A large scale study of Scottish people’s DNA is threatening to “rewrite the nation’s history”, according to author Alistair Moffat. Scotland,…

  • Invitation to a Dialogue: The Myth of ‘Race’ The New York Times 2013-07-15 John L. Hodge, Retired lawyer, Former Professor of Philosophy and Author Boston To the Editor: What should we do about “race”? Over many decades, those who study genetics have found no biological evidence to support the idea that humans consist of different…

  • Gladys Zimmerman, Mother Of George Zimmerman, Says Her Family Is ‘Proudly Afro-Peruvian,’ But Do His Black Roots Matter In Trayvon Martin Case? Latin Times New York, New York 2013-07-15 David Iaconangelo As protests mount against the verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the question of how the public ought to see Zimmerman’s racial background…

  • On Martin case, Obama shifts from passion to calm Associated Press 2013-07-16 Julie Pace WASHINGTON (AP) – When President Barack Obama first addressed the death of Trayvon Martin last year, he did so passionately, declaring that if he had a son, he would look like the slain 17-year-old. His powerful and personal commentary marked a…

  • The field of human genetics is moving beyond using genomics as a tool for deeper understanding of human disease pathophysiology to the possibility of translating this knowledge for efficient treatment. A particular emphasis is being placed on Individualized medicine’, promising to tailor treatment based on each of our genomes. This ideal vision, however, can cause…