Month: January 2013

  • Peggy Pascoe’s What Comes Naturally: Miscegenation Law and the Making of Race in America and the Use of Legal History to Police Social Boundaries Michigan State Law Review Volume 2011, Issue 1 (2011) pages 255-261 Kristin Hass, Associate Professor of American Studies University of Michigan “‘Being black is not the only reason why some people…

  • African Americans Reflect on Obama 2nd Inauguration Voice of America 2013-01-15 Chris Simkins WASHINGTON — Americans from across the nation will converge on Washington, DC, next  Monday (January 21) for the second inauguration of President Barack Obama. The moment will be especially meaningful for millions of African Americans who will again witness history as the…

  • “Am I Black? Hell Yeah!” (1)ne Drop Project Journal 2013-01-16 Billy Calloway “You make sure to keep a bonnet on that boy’s head. We don’t need to tip off the sales agent that a Black family is moving in.” This was the first story I remember being told to me by my dad. My father…

  • I’m Not Black, I’m Hispanic! Born Bicultural USA 2009-12-29 Alberto Padron The first time I heard that statement coming out of a family member’s mouth, I was confused. In my mind, a violation of logic had occurred. After all, the person making this statement was blacker than the black hair on their head. I mean,…

  • A 400 Year Old History of Tri-Racial People: In Real Life Mixed Race Radio 2013-01-16, 17:00Z (12:00 EST) Tiffany Rae Reid, Host Marvin T. Jones, Executive Director Chowan Discovery Group Marvin T. Jones is the Executive Director of the Chowan Discovery Group (CDG).  The mission of the CDG is to research, document, preserve and present…

  • New Orleans and the African Diaspora American Historical Association From the Suppliment to the 127th Annual Meeting 2012-12-23 Laura Rosanne Adderley, Associate Professor of History Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana Many people conceptualize the study of the “African diaspora” as focused on black experience beyond or separate from “African American” experience in the United States.…

  • Black in America: It’s not just about the color of your skin In America: You define America. What defines you? Cable News Network 2012-12-15 Moni Basu (CNN) – What is black? Race. Culture. Consciousness. History. Heritage.   A shade darker than brown? The opposite of white?   Who is black? In America, being black has…

  • ‘Searching for Zion’: Emily Raboteau’s Hunt for the Promised Land The Daily Beast 2013-01-13 Mindy Farabee A writer set out around the world to find the mythical ‘promised land’ of the African diaspora. Emily Raboteau speaks about the Jewish search for the same, African-American tourism to Ghana, and Barack Obama’s ties to this search. Mention…

  • A decade in the making, Emily Raboteau’s “Searching for Zion” takes readers around the world on an unexpected adventure of faith. Both one woman’s quest for a place to call “home” and an investigation into a people’s search for the Promised Land, this landmark work of creative nonfiction is a trenchant inquiry into contemporary and…

  • The Evolution of Mixed-Race Historiography and Theory: Inaugural Sawyer Seminar University of Southern California, Univeristy Park Campus Doheny Memorial Library (DML) East Asian Seminar Room (110C) Friday, 2013-01-18, 14:00-17:00 PST (Local Time) Presented by the Center for Japanese Religions and Culture’s “Critical Mixed-Race Studies: A Transpacific Approach” Andrew W. Mellon Foundation John E. Sawyer Seminars…