Category: United States

  • The Invisibility of Multiracial Students: An Emerging Majority by 2050 University of California, San Diego January 2009 252 pages Gina Acosta Potter A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership By the nature of their existence, multiracial people call to question deeply held notions of…

  • Spring 2008 Feature: Acting on a Dream Farmington First: Alumni Magazine University of Maine, Farmington Spring 2008 Marc Glass The stages of H’Nette DeTroy’s dramatic life include theater, dance and even commercial casting Looking at H’Nette DeTroy’s resume, you might think she suffers from career wanderlust. Since graduating from UMF in 2006, she’s been a…

  • Books: Black and white thinking The Christian Century 2012-01-26 Edward P. Antonio, Associate Professor of Theology and Social Theory Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colorado Brian Bantum. Redeeming Mulatto: A Theology of Race and Christian Hybridity. Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 2010. 260 pp. Hardcover ISBN: 9781602582934. Redeeming Mulatto presents a complex argument about theology and…

  • Episode 13: An ‘All-American’ Student Leader’s Search for Identity Say Something: College Life. One Student at a Time. The Chronicle of Higher Education 2011-03-25 Robin Wilson “One assumes it’s very hard to be religious and still be gay.”   Ari Shroyer Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois In this episode, we hear from Ari Shroyer, a sophomore…

  • Census releases data on American Indian population Miami Herald 2012-01-25 Felicia Fonseca Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Almost half of American Indians and Alaska Natives identify with multiple races, representing a group that grew by 39 percent over a decade, according to U.S. Census data released Wednesday. Of the 5.2 million people counted as Natives…

  • Telling His Story, Keeping His Promises: MOsley WOtta as performer and father True North Central Oregon Parenting January/February 2012 Michelle Bazemore photography by Kimberly Teichrow Note from Steven F. Riley: I will be the co-host on the February 22, 2012 podcast of Mixed Chicks Chat with featured guest Jason Graham. It’s difficult to spend time…

  • Yellow Rose of Texas The Handbook of Texas Online Texas State Historical Association 2012-01-21 Jeffrey D. Dunn James Lutzweiler “The Yellow Rose of Texas,” one of the iconic songs of modern Texas and a popular traditional American tune, has experienced several transformations of its lyrics and periodic revivals in popularity since its appearance in the…

  • 50 African Americans Who Forever Changed Academia Online College 2012-01-24 Black History Month is celebrated every February as a time to recognize and honor African-Americans who made great contributions to some aspect of life in this country. Major figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks are often honored, but many lesser-known men and…

  • It’s been a good year for Bend’s MOsley WOtta.  The hip-hop group played shows around the state, opening for acts such as Ice Cube and Tricky.  The band plans to close out this year with a New Year’s Eve show in Bend. That’s where the band will unveil its third official release, titled Amalgum X.…

  • The End of Race? Obama, 2008, and Racial Politics in America Yale University Press 2011-12-12 320 pages 6 1/8 x 9 1/4; 32 b/w illus. ISBN: 9780300175196 Donald R. Kinder, Philip E. Converse Collegiate Professor of Political Science; Professor of Psychology University of Michigan Allison Dale-Riddle, Doctoral Candidate of Political Science University of Michigan How…