Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

The “one-drop rule,” which, for much of American history, legally defined as black anyone with a black ancestor, was used to keep black people from adopting whiteness. Ironically, it has made it easier for Ms. [Rachel] Dolezal to claim blackness without others questioning the assertion. If they are not themselves of a similar hue to Ms. Dolezal, many black people watching her story unfold can recognize in her features a cousin, parent or grandparent. African-Americans vary in appearance from light-skinned to coal black, straight- to curly-haired, keen- to broad-featured, and every possible combination in between.

Tamara Winfrey Harris, “Rachel Dolezal’s Harmful Masquerade,” The New York Times, June 16, 2015. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/16/opinion/rachel-dolezals-harmful-masquerade.html.

AM Northwest KATU-TV Live Interview with Heidi W. Durrow

Posted in Interviews, Live Events, Media Archive, United States, Videos, Women on 2010-05-21 15:30Z by Steven

AM Northwest KATU-TV Live Interview with Heidi W. Durrow

AM Northwest
KATU-TV (Portland, Oregon)
Friday, 2010-05-21 09:00-10:00 PDT (Local time), (12:00-1300 EDT, 16:00-17:00Z)

Heidi Durrow appeared on the program AM Norwthwest on KATU-TV (Portland, Oregon) to discuss her new book, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky.

You may view the recorded segment below by pressing the start button or by clicking here.

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