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  • Who is George Zimmerman?

    Who is George Zimmerman? The Washington Post 2012-03-23 Manuel Roig-Franzia Tom Jackman Darryl Fears The shooter was once a Catholic altar boy — with a surname that could have been Jewish. His father is white, neighbors say. His mother is Latina. And his family is eager to point out that some of his relatives are…

  • Multiracial Americans: Racial Identity Choices and Implications for the Collection of Race Data

    Multiracial Americans: Racial Identity Choices and Implications for the Collection of Race Data Sociology Compass Volume 6, Issue 4, April 2012 pages 316–331 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2011.00454.x Nikki Khanna, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Vermont In 2010, approximately nine million Americans self-identified with more than one race on the U.S. Census – a 32 percent increase…

  • Morgan Goode: On Board with the Future of the Movement

    Morgan Goode: On Board with the Future of the Movement The Bilerico Project 2012-03-21 Amy Andre, Project Contributor If you haven’t heard of her already, BiNet USA board member Morgan Goode is a name for you to remember. At this year’s Creating Change conference, she co-led a workshop about mixed race issues that brought a…

  • 2010 Census Shows Asians are Fastest-Growing Race Group

    2010 Census Shows Asians are Fastest-Growing Race Group United States Census Bureau 2012-03-21 The U.S. Census Bureau today released a 2010 Census brief, The Asian Population: 2010 [PDF], that shows the Asian population grew faster than any other race group over the last decade. The population that identified as Asian, either alone or in combination…

  • Family Tree’s Startling Roots

    Family Tree’s Startling Roots The New York Times 2012-03-19 Felicia Lee Thirty-nine lashes “well laid” on her bare back and an extension of her indentured servitude was Elizabeth Banks’s punishment for “fornication & Bastardy with a negroe slave,” according to a stark June 20, 1683, court document from York County, Va. Through the alchemy of…

  • The Obama Effect: Understanding Emerging Meanings of “Obama” in Anti-Discrimination Law

    The Obama Effect: Understanding Emerging Meanings of “Obama” in Anti-Discrimination Law Indiana Law Journal Volume 87: Issue 1 (Spring 2012) pages 328-348 Symposium: “Labor and Employment Under the Obama Administration: A Time for Hope and Change?” Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Charles and Marion Kierscht Professor of Law University of Iowa Mario L. Barnes, Professor of Law University…

  • The Impact of the Obama Presidency on Civil Rights Enforcement in the United States

    The Impact of the Obama Presidency on Civil Rights Enforcement in the United States Indiana Law Journal Volume 87: Issue 1 (Spring 2012) Symposium: “Labor and Employment Under the Obama Administration: A Time for Hope and Change?” Joel Wm. Friedman, Jack M. Gordon Professor of Law Tulane University Law School Panel 6: Employment Law: Antidiscrimination…

  • “White Latino” Leaders: A Foregone Conclusion or Mischaracterization of Latino Society

    “White Latino” Leaders: A Foregone Conclusion or Mischaracterization of Latino Society The Modern American Volume 3, Issue 2 (Summer-Fall, 2007) Article 11 pages 62-65 Eric M. Gutierrez Am I white? My personal inquiry into race begins with a school picture of a six-year-old boy. My dark brown hair, parted to one side, falls impishly over…

  • White Latinos

    White Latinos Harvard Latino Law Review Volume 6, Number 1 (Spring 2003) 8 pages Ian Haney Lopez, John H. Boalt Professor of Law University of California, Berkeley Who are the leaders in Latino communities? This question does not admit simple answers, for who counts as a leader and what Latino identity entails are both contentious…

  • For A Century, The First Underground Railroad Ran Slaves South To Florida (PHOTOS)

    For A Century, The First Underground Railroad Ran Slaves South To Florida (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post 2012-03-18 Bruce Smith, Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — While most Americans are familiar with the Underground Railroad that helped Southern slaves escape north before the Civil War, the first clandestine path to freedom ran for more than a century…