Mixed Race Studies

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  • Fredi Washington and Her Defining Role in Imitation of Life

    Fredi Washington and Her Defining Role in Imitation of Life Blog Amistad Research Center 2018-07-02 The Fredi Washington papers at the Amistad Research Center highlights the life of the African American actress, dancer, and activist known for her stage and screen rolls from the 1920-1940s. She was born Fredericka Carolyn Washington in Savannah, Georgia on…

  • Selected Writings on Race and Difference

    In “Selected Writings on Race and Difference,” editors Paul Gilroy and Ruth Wilson Gilmore gather more than twenty essays by Stuart Hall that highlight his extensive and groundbreaking engagement with race, representation, identity, difference, and diaspora.

  • Permanent marker: Augusta plaque honors 19th century Black female millionaire

    On Friday, a Georgia historical marker was unveiled in downtown Augusta to mark the home at 448 Telfair St. where Amanda America Dickson Toomer – perhaps the richest Black woman of the 19th century – spent the last seven years of her life.

  • Thinking In Colour

    Thinking In Colour BBC Radio 4 British Broadcasting Corporation 2021-05-10 Gary Younge, Professor of Sociology Manchester University, Manchester, United Kingdom Caitlin Smith, Producer Tony Phillips, Executive Producer Bliss Broyard and her father Anatole Broyard (photo: Sandy Broyard) Passing is a term that originally referred to light skinned African Americans who decided to live their lives…

  • The Racism of the Great Outdoors

    Hikers and climbers of color face a host of obstacles, from bigoted route names to Confederate flags. This D.C.-based group is trying to change that.

  • Genetic ancestry test results shape race self-identification, Stanford researchers find

    People who have taken a genetic ancestry test are more likely to report multiple races when self-identifying on surveys, according to Stanford sociologists.

  • Why You Should Read “Swirl Girl, The Coming Of Race In The USA”, By TaRessa Stovall

    Why You Should Read “Swirl Girl, The Coming Of Race In The USA”, By TaRessa Stovall Girl Talk HQ: The Global Headquarters of Female Empowerment Stories & Voices 2020-06-16 Nancy Burke “Swirl Girl, the Coming of Race in the USA” by TaRessa Stovall is your first step in learning what it is like to walk…

  • Measuring Race and Ancestry in the Age of Genetic Testing

    We find that people in our sample who have taken a GAT, compared with those who have not, are more likely to self-identify as multiracial and are particularly likely to select three or more races.

  • Growing up Ethiopian and German

    Born to an Ethiopian mother and a German father, Tigist Selam enjoyed the diverse experience of growing up in Nigeria, Argentina, and foremost Germany. In an article featured in the book “One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race“, Tigist explores the complexities of racial classifications, and the different ways that people live and experience Blackness.

  • Mixed-Race? Black-Asian? Blasian? A Qualitative Study

    I am a multiracial Latinx-Asian doing research on the unique experiences of multiracial Black-Asians.