Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

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White House photographer’s book a powerful portrait of Obama’s presidency

2017-12-26

When I bought the big coffee-table book, it was shrink-wrapped, and at first I was going to leave it like that, cover it with Christmas paper, and put it under the tree. But as soon as I turned it over and saw the photo on the back, I wanted to read what Souza had written…
Obama: An Intimate Portrait: The Historic Presidency in Photographs

2017-12-25

Relive the extraordinary Presidency of Barack Obama through White House photographer Pete Souza’s behind-the-scenes images and stories in this #1 New York Times bestseller–with a foreword from the President himself.
Dream Big Dreams: Photographs from Barack Obama’s Inspiring and Historic Presidency (Young Readers)

2017-12-25

From former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza comes a book for young readers that highlights Barack Obama’s historic presidency and the qualities and actions that make him so beloved.
In an increasingly mixed-race America, who decides what we call ourselves?

2017-12-20

How to define, describe, and label mixed-race identity has been a brewing controversy in recent decades as the country becomes more racially diverse.
The Mutating Immutable: Black, Mixed, Bi-Racial

2017-12-20

Panama Jackson of Very Smart Brothas joined us to discuss the shifting dynamics and politics around being “mixed” and “Black.”
Trump Administration Delays Decision On Race, Ethnicity Data For Census

2017-12-03

A spokesperson for OMB could not provide any information about the delay.
How The U.S. Defines Race And Ethnicity May Change Under Trump

2017-11-23

Some major changes may be coming to how the U.S. government collects data about the country’s racial and ethnic makeup.
Myth of race still embedded in scientific research, scholar says

2017-11-21

The concept of “race” – the idea that humans are naturally divided into biologically distinct groups – has been definitively proven false. But the 21st century has seen a disturbing increase in scientists inaccurately presenting race as the reason for racial inequality, says an acclaimed scholar of race, gender and law.
Why Colin Kaepernick Matters So Much

2017-11-04

Why has he become a symbol of hope and resistance? It’s complicated.
Multiracial Identity and Racial Politics in the United States

2017-10-17

In “Multiracial Identity and Racial Politics in the United States,” Natalie Masuoka catalogues how this cultural shift from assigning race to perceiving race as a product of personal identification came about by tracing events over the course of the twentieth century.

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