Mixed Race Studies
Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.
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Category: United States
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London, Paris, Constantinople, Athens, Cairo and Jerusalem in the 1850s—as seen through the eyes of a former slave
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Commentary and Book Review: Multiracials and Civil Rights: Mixed-Race Stories of Discrimination Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development Volume 34, Issue 1 (Spring 2021) pages 1-11 Jasmine Mitchell, Associate Professor of American Studies and Media Studies State University of New York, Old Westbury Can a drop of whiteness or “looking white” save someone from…
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In Rebecca Hall’s film, Nella Larsen’s story comes to life in black and white.
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In the annals of the Supreme Court, the Plessy v. Ferguson case has little competition for the title of Worst Decision in History.Now, 125 years after the shameful decision that codified the Jim Crow-era “separate but equal” fiction, the namesake of that famous case, Homer Plessy, may be pardoned.
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However, there is a much lesser-known court case that dealt with interracial marriage many years before in New York City: Rhinelander v Rhinelander.
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“Speak, Okinawa” is my attempt to explain myself. Not just my own shame and internalized racism, but the long-standing systems and imperialistic origins that caused me to reject my mother and deny my heritage. “Speak, Okinawa” is my attempt at reconciliation.
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Paula Patton On The New Series ‘Sacrifice’ And Why She Doesn’t Identify As Biracial Clay Cane Show 2021-11-04 See: Rory Evans, “Paula Patton’s Precious Moments,” Women’s Health, January 27, 2010. https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a19985167/precious-movie/.
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The Passing Trailer Highlights That Race Is A Delusion Refinery29 2021-09-24 Nylah Burton Photo: Courtesy of Netflix. “Race is a delusion,” my friend sighed. We had been discussing passing, the act of someone from one race being accepted or perceived as a member of another, usually a marginalized race to white. After numerous anecdotes about…
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Personal Identity Equality and Racial Misrecognition: Review Essay of Multiracials and Civil Rights: Mixed-Race Stories of Discrimination Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development Volume 34, Issue 1 (Spring 2021) pages 13-37 Taunya Lovell Banks, Jacob A. France Professor Emeritus of Equality Jurisprudence Francis King Carey School of Law University of Maryland Tanya K. Hernández…
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In this Essay, we examine the ways in which DNA ancestry tests may affect contemporary understandings of racial identity. We argue that these tests are poor proxies for race because they fail to reflect the social, cultural, relational, and experiential norms that shape identity. We consider three separate legal contexts in which these issues arise:…