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  • The social position of multiracial groups in the United States: evidence from residential segregation

    The social position of multiracial groups in the United States: evidence from residential segregation Ethnic and Racial Studies Volume 34, Issue 4 (April 2011) pages 707-729 DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2010.527355 Pamela R. Bennett, Assistant Professor of Sociology Johns Hopkins University I use multiple perspectives on the racial order in the United States to generate hypotheses about the…

  • Ladies Remember Elizabeth Taylor, Weigh Modern Beauty Standards

    Ladies Remember Elizabeth Taylor, Weigh Modern Beauty Standards Tell Me More National Public Radio 2011-03-23, 14:00-15:00 EDT (WAMU, 88.5 FM, Washington, D.C.) For other broadcast times, click here. Farai Chideya, Guest Host Marcia Alesan Dawkins, Visiting Scholar Brown University Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79. The screen icon became a…

  • Black and White and Married in the Deep South: A Shifting Image

    Black and White and Married in the Deep South: A Shifting Image The New York Times 2011-03-19 Susan Saulny, National Correspondent HATTIESBURG, Miss. — For generations here in the deepest South, there had been a great taboo: publicly crossing the color line for love. Less than 45 years ago, marriage between blacks and whites was…

  • Redefining Race and Ethnicity in the US

    Redefining Race and Ethnicity in the US Voice of America 2011-03-14 Todd Grosshans The number of young Americans with mixed race and ethnicity is rising real fast in the United States. Many are going to college helping to bridge racial and ethnic divides on campuses nationwide. VOA’s Todd Grosshans takes a closer look on the…

  • Mixed-Race Americans Are on the Rise: Will It Change Communications?

    Mixed-Race Americans Are on the Rise: Will It Change Communications? New York Women in Communications February 2011 In a new series by The New York Times, titled Race Remixed [Black? White? Asian? More Young Americans Choose All of the Above], reporter Susan Saulny looks at the impact of one of our country’s fastest-growing demographic groups,…

  • Request to interview members of multiracial organizations for Sociology Honors Research Study

    Request to interview members of multiracial organizations for Sociology Honors Research Study My name is Steve Alcantar, a Sociology honors student attending the University of California, Irvine who is currently conducting a research study from January until April of this year [2011] on government classification of multiracial individuals. The purpose of this study is to observe how…

  • Sister Act

    Sister Act   Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online 2011-03-02 Topher Forhecz, Staff Writer Montgomery College and Doorway Arts Ensemble presents the sisterly story ‘Tether’ When Julie Taiwo Oni wrote the play “Tether,” she did so not only to examine her relationship with her twin sister Jessica Kehinde Ngo, but also to answer a recurring question.…

  • More Hawaii residents identify as mixed race

    More Hawaii residents identify as mixed race USA Today 2011-02-24 William M. Welch Hawaii, the nation’s most ethnically diverse state, has seen a big increase in residents identifying themselves as being of mixed race, according to Census data released Thursday. Among adults 18 and older, those saying they are of two or more races rose…

  • Red/Black: Related Through History

    Red/Black: Related Through History Eitejorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art White River State Park 500 West Washington Street Indianapolis, Indiana 2011-02-12 through 2011-08-07 Explore the interwoven histories of African Americans and Native Americans with Red/Black: Related Through History. This groundbreaking exhibition is the result of a partnership between the Eiteljorg Museum and the…

  • More students identifying as multiracial

    More students identifying as multiracial Collegiate Times Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) 2011-02-17 Sarah Watson, News Reporter More students pursuing a secondary education identify themselves as multiracial or multiethnic. Students across the nation and in the Virginia Tech community are checking the box “two or more races” when filling out college applications.…