Mixed Race Studies
Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.
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- You were either Black or white. To claim whiteness as a mixed child was to deny and hide Blackness. Our families understood that the world we were growing into would seek to denigrate this part of us and we would need a community that was made up, always and already, of all shades of Blackness.
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Month: September 2014
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Contours of a People: Metis Family, Mobility, and History ed. by Nicole St-Onge, Carolyn Podruchny, and Brenda MacDougall (review) [Haggarty] The Canadian Historical Review Volume 95, Number 3, September 2014 pages 463-465 DOI: 10.1353/can.2014.0057 Liam Haggarty Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, Canada St-Onge, Nicole, Carolyn Podruchny, and Brenda Macdougall (eds.), Maria Campbell (fore.), Contours of…
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The Mixed-Race Marriage of Bill de Blasio and Chirlane McCray Georgetown Law Journal of Modern Critical Race Perspectives Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 2013-12-08 Harris Davidson On November 5, Bill de Blasio, New York City’s public advocate, was elected Mayor of New York City. De Blasio’s victory had been all but assured since he prevailed in…
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A Family Rooted in Two Realms The New York Times 2014-09-23 Neil Genzlinger, Television Critic In “black-ish,” Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross lead a family wrestling with racial issues. From left, Marsai Martin, Marcus Scribner, Yara Shahidi and Miles Brown as their children. ADAM TAYLOR / ABC ‘black-ish,’ a New ABC Comedy, Taps Racial…
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At Least We Talk About Race in the USA: Zadie Smith on Writing, Race and Color My American Meltingpot: A Multi-Culti Mix of Identity Politics, Parenting & Pop Culture 2014-09-22 Lori L. Tharps, Associate Professor of Journalism Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania …Last week Wednesday I skipped out of work as early as possible so I…
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Black Fathers, Present and Accountable Lens Blog: Photography, Video and Visual Journalism The New York Times 2014-09-19 Maurice Berger, Research Professor and Chief Curator Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture University of Maryland, Baltimore County An anxious little girl hugs her father as a shark swims overhead in an aquarium. A man feeds his…
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For the first time, Marina Silva makes reference to the race factor in her campaign Black Women of Brazil: The site dedicated to Brazilian women of African descent Courtesy of Brasil 247, “Pela primeira vez, Marina usa fator racial na campanha” (2014-09-19) “Let’s elect the first black woman president of Brazil,” said the PSB candidate…
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‘Hapa-palooza’ Celebrates Canada’s Mixed-Heritage Residents NBC News 2014-09-22 Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Vancouver is gearing up for the Hapa-palooza Festival, the world’s largest celebration of mixed heritage and hybrid identity, to be held at locations throughout the city this month. The word “hapa” usually means a person who is part Asian or Pacific Islander, but festival…
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One Drop of Love: A Must See Show A Life with Subtitles 2014-09-22 Sarah Quezada Last week I was out of town bowling and doing improv with my co-workers. It was super fun, but my time away from Atlanta meant I was gone on the birthday of my dear friend, Katie. (You may remember her…