Mixed Race Studies
Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.
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- The Routledge International Handbook of Interracial and Intercultural Relationships and Mental Health
- Loving Across Racial and Cultural Boundaries: Interracial and Intercultural Relationships and Mental Health Conference
- Call for Proposals: 2026 Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference at UCLA
- Participants Needed for a Paid Research Study: Up to $100
- You were either Black or white. To claim whiteness as a mixed child was to deny and hide Blackness. Our families understood that the world we were growing into would seek to denigrate this part of us and we would need a community that was made up, always and already, of all shades of Blackness.
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Category: Arts
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Black U.K. beauty magazine accidentally put a white model on its cover. Apologies followed. The Washington Post 2016-11-22 Travis M. Andrews, Staff Writer Emily Bador is a white woman. She is not, therefore, a black woman. Normally, that wouldn’t be news worth reporting, mostly because it isn’t news. But her race came into play recently…
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White Model Apologizes After Her Photo Shows Up On Blackhair Magazine The Huffington Post 2016-11-21 Zeba Blay “I’m very sorry this cover was taken away from a black woman,” she wrote. Blackhair magazine had some explaining to do after mistakenly featuring a white model rocking afro-textured hair on the cover of its latest issue. The publication, known…
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2 Tone legend Pauline Black to get honorary degree from Coventry University The Coventry Telegraph 2016-11-21 Catherine Lillington Pauline Black “It’s really important women don’t reach the menopause and go away and knit” Ska and 2 Tone legend Pauline Black is being honoured by Coventry University for her support of the city’s music scene. The…
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The New American Face The Atlantic 2016-11-21 James Hamblin, Senior Editor The least and most attractive male faces, based on statistical models. Leaders are stoking human tendencies toward tribalism—but this instinct can be overcome more easily than once thought. Since the election of Donald Trump, President Barack Obama has shifted into a prophylactic stance. He…
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Sophie Okonedo Is Queen Margaret in ‘The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses’ (On PBS Dec 11-25) Shadow And Act 2016-11-17 Sophie Okonedo “The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses” is a lavish three-part follow-up to the BAFTA winning “The Hollow Crown,” which aired in 2013 on THIRTEEN’s “Great Performances.” The first series…
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How Trevor Noah went from biracial youth in S. Africa to leading light on U.S. TV The Washington Post 2016-11-12 Karen Heller, National Features Writer “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah has a new memoir about growing up mixed race in apartheid South Africa. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post) NEW YORK — Trump. Trump. Clinton. The Obamas…
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‘Loving’ inspires a DIY Film Festival of miscegenation films and shows you need to see… CinemaInMind: Thinking about film… and other stuff 2016-11-03 Tim Cogshell, Critic At Large Alt Film Guide You don’t need to wait for the local art house to put on a themed film festival. Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC’s Filmweek…
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From Raised Eyebrows To Raised Curtains: Rachel Atkins Tackles Racial Identity KUOW.org 94.9 FM: Seattle News & Information Seattle, Washington 2014-02-27 Marcie Sillman, Arts and Culture Reporter Actresses Kia Pierce and Marquicia Dominguez in Rachel Atkins’ play, “Black Like Us.” Credit Courtesy of Annex Theatre/Shane Regan When Rachel Atkins was 7, she and her sisters…
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Artist, surfer Kip Fulbeck to exhibit work at MSU Times Record News Wichita Falls, Texas 2016-11-03 Richard Carter, Special to the Times Record News Kip Fulbeck Kip Fulbeck grew up in Hawaii as the child of a Chinese mother and a white American father. In elementary school, children would come up to him and ask, “Who…
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EXCLUSIVE: Ruth Negga on How Feeling Alien Inspired Her Oscar-Worthy Performance and the Power of ‘Loving’ Entertainment Tonight 2016-11-06 John Boone Photo: Getty Images Ruth Negga may go from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. to the Academy Awards, which is no easy feat even for a Marvel superhero. The 34-year-old actress may be most recognizable for her…