Category: Media Archive

  • “That the Blood Stay Pure” traces the history and legacy of the commonwealth of Virginia’s effort to maintain racial purity and its impact on the relations between African Americans and Native Americans.

  • A Portrait of Modern Britain Policy Exchange London, England 2014-05-06 100 pages ISBN: 978-1-907689-76-5 Rishi Sunak, Head of the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Research Unit Saratha Rajeswaran, Deputy Head of the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Research Unit People from ethnic minority backgrounds will make up nearly a third of the UK’s population by…

  • Beyond Biracial: When Blackness Is a Small, Nearly Invisible Fraction The Root 2014-05-12 Jenée Desmond-Harris, Senior Staff Writer and White House Correspondent In the past, these Americans would have been labeled “quadroons” or “octoroons.” Today their options are so much broader. What can they teach us about race in 2014 and in the future? Stephanie…

  • Before her untimely death in 2010, Ai, known for her searing dramatic monologues, was hailed as “one of the most singular voices of her generation” (New York Times Book Review). Now for the first time, all eight books by this essential and uniquely American poet have been gathered in one volume.

  • 2014 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results Independent Publisher May 2014 Congratulations to all of this year’s medalists and sincere thanks to the 2,500+ independent authors and publishers who participated. Even if you didn’t win a medal, know that the competition was very fierce, and that everyone involved in the independent publishing movement is a winner!…

  • Reflections of an Undercover Black Girl from San Francisco 50 Shades of Black: Sexuality and Skin Tone in the Formation of Identity 2014-05-07 Stacy Jethroe My skin is tan. My hair is wavy. In Nina Simone’s “Four Women” I might be considered a Saffonia, though my father was neither rich nor white. As a child…

  • Portrait of the mystery lady: The incredible story behind the 18th-century painting that inspired a new movie The Daily Mail 2014-05-03 Paula Bryne Attributed to Johann Zoffany (circa 1778) Until recently, little was known about the mixed-race girl in an 18th-century painting associated with Kenwood House in London. But a new book and film reveal…

  • Fathers of Conscience with Bernie D. Jones [Part 2] Research at the National Archives & Beyond Blogtalk Radio 2014-05-08, 21:00 EDT (2014-05-09, 02:00Z) Bernice Bennett, Host Bernie D. Jones, Associate Professor of Law Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts Join Author Bernie D. Jones for an engaging discussion about her book – Fathers of Conscience – Mixed-Race…

  • Natasha Trethewey Presents Final Lecture as U.S. Poet Laureate, May 14 News from the Library of Congress Library of Congress 2014-04-17 Natasha Trethewey will conclude her tenure as the 19th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress with an evening lecture in the Coolidge Auditorium on May 14. The lecture will start…

  • Talking Mixed-Race Identity with Young Children Hyphen—Asian Americans Unabridged 2014-05-06 Sharon H. Chang “Mom, am I White?” A few weeks ago, when I got this question from my four-year-old, I wasn’t sure what to say. Technically my son is “biracial” — but that label does him a severe representative injustice, because his bloodline is actually…