Mixed Race Studies

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  • Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama

    Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama City Lights Books 2009-01-15 120 pages Paperback ISBN-10 0872865002; ISBN-13 9780872865006 Tim Wise Race is, and always has been, an explosive issue in the United States. In this timely new book, Tim Wise explores how Barack Obama’s emergence as a…

  • Vision Turns to Division

    The election of Barack Obama has had surprisingly little impact on a nation fixated on race

  • François Hollande’s misguided move: taking ‘race’ out of the constitution

    François Hollande’s misguided move: taking ‘race’ out of the constitution The Guardian 2013-02-12 Alana Lentin, Senior Lecturer in Cultural and Social Analysis University of Western Sydney Valérie Amiraux, Professor of Sociology University of Montreal Not talking about races does not lead naturally to the demise of ‘race thinking’ – it just obscures the persistent inequalities…

  • African Americans and the Presidency: The Road to the White House

    “African Americans and the Presidency” explores the long history of African American candidates for President and Vice President, examining the impact of each candidate on the American public, as well as the contribution they all made toward advancing racial equality in America.

  • Could Harlem Désir, France’s First Black Socialist Party Chief, Become The Next Obama?

    Could Harlem Désir, France’s First Black Socialist Party Chief, Become The Next Obama? International Business Times 2012-10-26 Jacey Fortin, World Politics Reporter For the first time ever, a black politician will take the reins of a major political party in France. If all goes well for him, 2022 in France could look a lot like…

  • France: The Socialists’ New Head, Harlem Désir

    France: The Socialists’ New Head, Harlem Désir The Daily Beast (In Newsweek Magazine) 2012-10-29 Tracy McNicoll, Paris correspondent The faded star of a French anti-racist icon. In a country that went tipsy with Obamania four years ago, Harlem Désir’s election to lead France’s ruling Socialist Party might seem an occasion for bubbly. Désir—whose gifts include…

  • The Race Talk: Multiracialism, White Hegemony, and Identity Politics

    The Race Talk: Multiracialism, White Hegemony, and Identity Politics Information Age Publishing 2012-10-25 144 pages Paperback ISBN: 978-1-61735-912-5 Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-61735-913-2 eBook ISBN: 978-1-61735-914-9 Pierre W. Orelus, Assistant Professor of Education New Mexico State University Drawing on critical race theory, this book critically examines race through a mosaic lens pointing out various issues directly connected…

  • Genetic Explanations: Sense and Nonsense

    Genetic Explanations: Sense and Nonsense Harvard University Press February 2013 384 pages 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches 2 graphs, 4 tables Hardcover ISBN: 9780674064461 Edited by Sheldon Krimsky, Professor of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning in the School of Arts; Sciences and Adjunct Professor of Public Health & Community Medicine in the School of Medicine…

  • Essie Mae Washington-Williams dies at 87; black daughter of segregationist Strom Thurmond

    Essie Mae Washington-Williams dies at 87; black daughter of segregationist Strom Thurmond The Los Angeles Times 2013-02-04 Elaine Woo In 2003 the retired L.A. schoolteacher unburdened herself of a secret: Her father was Sen. Strom Thurmond, the legendary South Carolina politician who had built a career as a champion of segregation. A week before Christmas…

  • Amalgamation Schemes: Antiblackness and the Critique of Multiracialism

    Questions the ramifications of multiracialism for progressive social change.