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  • Santita Jackson Show (WVON AM, Chicago) with Rainier Spencer

    Santita Jackson Show (WVON AM, Chicago) with Rainier Spencer The Santita Jackson Show WVON 1690 AM Chicago, Illinois 2011-02-16, 15:05Z (09:05 CST, 10:05 EST, 07:05 PST) Santita Jackson, Host Rainier Spencer, Director and Professor of Afro-American Studies; Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies University of Nevada, Las Vegas The topic of discussion will be the so-called “one-drop…

  • How the ‘Loving’ Case Changed the US

    How the ‘Loving’ Case Changed the US The Root 2013-06-12 Kelli Goff, Special Correspondent The legacy of the interracial-marriage case looms large on the 46th anniversary of the landmark decision. Forty-six years ago, on June 12, 1967, the Supreme Court ruled that a Virginia law prohibiting Mildred Jeter Loving, who was black, and Richard Loving,…

  • Are Mixed Race Couples and Families Still Fighting for Acceptance in Alberta?

    Are Mixed Race Couples and Families Still Fighting for Acceptance in Alberta? Alberta Primetime Edmonton, Alberta 2013-06-12 Jennifer Martin, Host Monica Das, Registered Psychologist Yvonne Breckenridge University of Alberta Alberta Primetime is a daily current affairs show airing weeknights from 7pm MST to 8pm MST. Airing across Alberta on CTV Two Alberta, Alberta Primetime drills…

  • Is Interracial Marriage Still Scandalous?

    Is Interracial Marriage Still Scandalous? Room For Debate The New York Times 2013-06-13 Kevin Noble Maillard, Professor of Law Syracuse University Gary B. Nash, Professor Emeritus of History University of California, Los Angeles Heidi W. Durrow, Author and Co-Founder Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival Diane Farr, Actress and Writer Rose Cuison Villazor, Professor of…

  • More Americans consider themselves multiracial

    More Americans consider themselves multiracial The Los Angeles Times 2013-06-12 Emily Alpert The number of mixed or multiracial people in the United States jumped 6.6% between 2010 and 2012, according to the Census Bureau. Their ranks will only continue to grow, experts say. The number of Americans who consider themselves multiracial has grown faster than…

  • Hairdos deployed in Brazil’s fight against racism

    Hairdos deployed in Brazil’s fight against racism Agence France-Press (AFP) News 2013-05-23 Laura Bonilla RIO DE JANEIRO — Nothing like a good hairdo to fight deeply entrenched racism in one of the world’s emerging economic giants. The tools of battle, such as scissors and conditioners, are being wielded on the outskirts of Rio in a…

  • For some, Cheerios commercial crossed a line by depicting mixed-race family as normal

    For some, Cheerios commercial crossed a line by depicting mixed-race family as normal The Daily Circuit MPR News Minnesota Public Radio 2013-06-11 You might not think a cereal commercial would serve as a vehicle for a heartfelt conversation about race, but that seems to be what’s happening — both around the country and on The…

  • From Medical Innovation to Sociopolitical Crisis: How Racialized Medicine Has Shifted the Scope of Racial Discourse and its Social Consequences

    From Medical Innovation to Sociopolitical Crisis: How Racialized Medicine Has Shifted the Scope of Racial Discourse and its Social Consequences Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut May 2013 51 pages Danielle Antonia Craig An essay submitted to the faculty of Wesleyan University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Departmental…

  • love, desire, and impossible measures

    love, desire, and impossible measures The State 2013-06-08 Tiana Reid Columbia University Children rule. No, certain children rule the ways in which we measure fantasies of progress. I read Meagan Hatcher-Mays’ Jezebel piece, “I’m Biracial, and That Ad Is a Big Fucking Deal. Trust Me.,” before I saw the Cheerios commercial itself. The commercial, like…

  • Negro-White Marriages Here Show Rise Despite Problems of Prejudice

    Negro-White Marriages Here Show Rise Despite Problems of Prejudice The New York Times 1963-10-18 Fred Powledge Marriages between Negroes and whites have been increasing in New York and have become a poignant part of the life of the city. The precise number of such marriages may never be known. Documents on file at the City…