Day: October 3, 2015

  • Marisa Franco The Graduate School University of Maryland 2015-05-21 “My graduate degree is shaping my life and career in a number of ways. The research skills I have gained at the University of Maryland have prepared me for a career in research in academia. An International Graduate Research Fellowship, in addition, gave me the opportunity…

  • Impact of Identity Invalidation for Black Multiracial People: The Importance of Race of Perpetrator Journal of Black Psychology Published online before print: 2015-09-08 DOI: 10.1177/0095798415604796 Marisa G. Franco University of Maryland Stephen A. Franco St. George’s University, St. George, Grenada, West Indies Multiracial people report repeated experiences of racial identity invalidation, in which their racial…

  • Chris Harper Mercer: details emerge of Oregon college killer The Guardian 2015-10-02 Ben Jacobs and Nicky Woolf Chris Harper Mercer, the alleged gunman in the Oregon shootings. He had captioned this photo: ‘Me, holding a rifle.’ Photograph: Myspace Umpqua college shooter, who was born in England according to media reports, had a varied online presence…

  • Jesse Williams: ‘Celebrity culture? I am not going to participate in that’ The Guardian 2015-10-01 Jana Kasperkevic The Grey’s Anatomy star is back on screen as TV pin-up Jackson Avery, but for the former teacher it’s his civil rights work he wants people to talk about There is a heatwave making its way through Los…

  • Jesse Williams Discusses Biracial Privileges and Social Justice: ‘Black Americans Are Not Angry. They Are Hurting’ The Root 2015-10-02 Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele It has always been a pet peeve of mine when biracial people seem to ignore their white side and act as if the world perceives them as black through and through. I always…