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  • Curious Studies of Mixed Bloods in the West Indies

    Curious Studies of Mixed Bloods in the West Indies Timaru Herald Timaru, New Zealand Volume XXXVI, Issue 2366 1882-04-22 page 3 Source: Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa The following is contributed by the Paris correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune—There has been an interesting diicussion on the negro…

  • Paradigm Lost: Race, Ethnicity, and the Search for a New Population Taxonomy

    Paradigm Lost: Race, Ethnicity, and the Search for a New Population Taxonomy American Journal of Public Health Volume 91, Number 7 (July 2001) pages 1049-1056 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.91.7.1049 Gerald M. Oppenheimer, Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently recommended that the National Institutes of Health…

  • ‘The Black Count:’ the epic true story behind ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’

    ‘The Black Count:’ the epic true story behind ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ The Seattle Times 2012-11-16 Tyrone Beason Tom Reiss’ swashbuckling new book, “The Black Count,” tells the true story of Alex Dumas, son of a French nobleman and an African slave, the father of author Alexandre Dumas and the inspiration for the younger…

  • Zakes Mda: The Madonna of Excelsior

    Zakes Mda: The Madonna of Excelsior Muthal Naidoo: Published Books, Plays, Poems and Articles 2011-11-01 Muthal Naidoo (2002. Cape Town. Oxford University Press)   The Immorality Act of 1927, which prohibited sex between Blacks and Whites, was amended in 1950 to prohibit sex between Whites and all non-Whites. Zakes Mda bases his novel, The Madonna…

  • Political Racism in the Age of Obama

    Political Racism in the Age of Obama The New York Times 2012-11-10 Steven Hahn, Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor of History University of Pennsylvania The white students at Ole Miss who greeted President Obama’s decisive re-election with racial slurs and nasty disruptions on Tuesday night show that the long shadows of race still…

  • Indigenous Giles stands by Abbott

    Indigenous Giles stands by Abbott NT News Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia 2012-11-15 Nigel Adlam TERRITORY indigenous politician Adam Giles has refused to condemn Tony Abbott. Mr Abbott said Alison Anderson was an “authentic representative” of ancient Central Australian culture but mixed-race MP Ken Wyatt was “not a man of culture”.   Mr Giles also refused…

  • Strange Fruit: Dr. Yaba Blay’s (1)ne Drop Project; Director Kenny Leon

    Strange Fruit: Dr. Yaba Blay’s (1)ne Drop Project; Director Kenny Leon WFPL 89.3 FM Louisville, Kentucky 2012-11-03 Laura Ellis, Producer Who is black? That’s the question the (1)ne Drop Project seeks to answer. The project, created by Dr. Yaba Blay, features photographs of people who identify as black, African-American, biracial, and other identities—but whose physical…

  • Racializing Drug Design: Implications of Pharmacogenomics for Health Disparities

    Racializing Drug Design: Implications of Pharmacogenomics for Health Disparities American Journal of Public Health Volume 95, Number 12 (December 2005) pages 2133-2138 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.068676 Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, Senior Research Scholar Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics Stanford University Current practices of using “race” in pharmacogenomics research demands consideration of the ethical and social implications for understandings…

  • Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference 2012 and Mixed Roots Midwest

    Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference 2012 and Mixed Roots Midwest 2012-11-13 Camilla Fojas, (CMRS 2012 organizer) Associate Professor and Chair Latin American and Latino Studies DePaul University Laura Kina, (Mixed Roots Midwest 2012 co-organizer) Associate Professor Art, Media and Design and Director Asian American Studies DePaul University Photo of Mixed Roots Midwest: Filmmakers Panel by…

  • News from the 2012 Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference Business Meeting

    News from the 2012 Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference Business Meeting 2012-11-13 Camilla Fojas, (CMRS 2012 organizer) Associate Professor and Chair Latin American and Latino Studies DePaul University Laura Kina, (Mixed Roots Midwest 2012 co-organizer) Associate Professor Art, Media and Design and Director Asian American Studies DePaul University Photo of Eric Hamako at CMRS 2012…