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  • Who are we? Census 2011 reports on ethnicity in the UK

    Who are we? Census 2011 reports on ethnicity in the UK Runnymede Trust: Intelligence for a multi-ethnic Britain 2012-12-11 Dr. Omar Khan, Head of Policy Research Every ten years the Census provides us with multiple insights into the state of modern Britain. In today’s release of the 2011 Census, we find that the Black and…

  • “Mongrel nation”: How is the face of Britain seen now?

    “Mongrel nation”: How is the face of Britain seen now? British Future 2012-12-10 Shamit Saggar, Professor of Political Science University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom Twenty years ago Time magazine put a composite photograph on its front cover. It was generated by an IBM 486 computer and fused together the phenotypical features of the world’s…

  • Mixed Experiences: a study of the childhood narratives of mixed race people related to risks to their mental health and capacity for developing resilience

    Mixed Experiences: a study of the childhood narratives of mixed race people related to risks to their mental health and capacity for developing resilience City University London, School of Health Sciences December 2011 330 pages Dinah Cecilia Morley This thesis is submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in…

  • Mixed-race Britain: Proud of both sides and here to stay

    Mixed-race Britain: Proud of both sides and here to stay The Daily Mail Lindsay John’s blog 2012-12-11 Lindsay John According to data from last year’s census, revealed today, Britain’s mixed-race population probably now exceeds one million. Moreover, the mixed-race population is among the fastest growing in Britain and is already the largest ethnic group among…

  • Coming Clean About Blackness, Mixed Race Identity and the Multiracial Movement

    Coming Clean About Blackness, Mixed Race Identity and the Multiracial Movement Is That Your Child? Thought in Full Color 2012-12-10 Michelle Clark-McCrary Before I go into my reflections on CNN’s “Who’s Black in America” series, I have to come clean about the evolution of my personal perspective on blackness, mixed race identity and the “multiracial…

  • Shame on CNN: A commentary by Susan Graham

    Shame on CNN: A commentary by Susan Graham Project RACE 2012-12-10 Susan Graham, Executive Director CNN aired a show hosted by Soledad O’Brien Sunday called “Who is Black in America?” I have been disgusted with the public misunderstanding of multiracial people on so called news shows in the past, but this one wins the prize…

  • Black (Or Not) Like Me: Thoughts on CNN’s Black in America 5

    Black (Or Not) Like Me: Thoughts on CNN’s Black in America 5 The Huffington Post 2012-12-10 Smokey Fontaine, Chief Content Officer Interactive One I know who my colleagues think I am. I’m pretty sure they’ve accepted me as the lightest Black dude in the office. My job demands that I constantly engage co-workers around racial…

  • 2011 Census: Key Statistics for England and Wales, March 2011 (Ethnic Group)

    2011 Census: Key Statistics for England and Wales, March 2011 (Ethnic Group) Office for National Statistics (ONS) Census 2011 Ethnic Group: Part of 2011 Census, Key Statistics for Local Authorities in England and Wales Release Release Date: 2012-12-11 Figure 3: Ethnic groups by English regions and Wales, 2011 Ethnicity across the English regions and Wales Figure…

  • Psychology Study: Is This You? Please Join Us!

    Psychology Study: Is This You? Please Join Us! University of Maryland, College Park Psychology Department Post Date: 2012-12-11 If you have 1 self-identified Black parent and 1 self-identified White parent, and are over the age of 18, we invite you to volunteer to be a part of our research. Earn SONA Course Credit or $10…

  • Same-Sex Issue Pushes Justices Into Overdrive

    Same-Sex Issue Pushes Justices Into Overdrive The New York Times 2012-12-09 Adam Liptak, Supreme Court Correspondent In the civil rights era, the Supreme Court waited decades to weigh in on interracial marriage. On Friday, by contrast, the court did not hesitate to jump into the middle of one of the most important social controversies of…