Day: July 9, 2015

  • What It Really Means To Be Transracial And Black The Huffington Post 2015-07-08 Zeba Blay Photo by Luke Ratan It’s been weeks since the nation became obsessed with — then subsequently forgot about — Rachel Dolezal. In choosing to identify as a black woman, Dolezal introduced the concept of being transethnic or “transracial” into the…

  • It’s official: Latinos now outnumber whites in California The Los Angeles Times 2015-07-08 Javier Panzar Source: The Los Angeles Times The demographers agreed: At some point in 2014, Latinos would pass whites as the largest ethnic group in California. Determining when exactly that milestone would occur was more of a tricky question. Counting people isn’t…

  • The Divine Auditor Prarie Schooner: Stories, Poems, Essays, and Reviews since 1926 Volume 87, Issue 2 (2013 Summer) Sarah Valentine, Visiting Assistant Professor of English Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois It is still dark when my cell phone begins to buzz. When I flip it open, my mother’s voice comes through a connection often interrupted by…

  • Q & A with Ana Carolina Vidal + her Afro-Futuristic project Rooted In Magazine 2015-07-08 Annina Chirade O Mestiço Revisited II, Ana Carolina Vidal São Paulo native, Ana Carolina Vidal, is a multi-racial Brazilian artist who explores the dynamics of her country through her art. Her work is largely focused on portraiture; each piece in…