Month: February 2016

  • Allyson Hobbs: A Chosen Exile Miami University Room 1 Upham Hall 100 Bishop Circle Oxford, Ohio 45056 Thursday, 2016-02-25, 17:00 EST (Local Time) The E.E. McClellan Lecture in History Allyson Hobbs is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Stanford University. Her book A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life,…

  • Unwanted in their mothers’ country and unwelcome in their fathers’ homeland, Filipino Amerasians are still in search of a home.

  • A Critical and Comprehensive Sociological Theory of Race and Racism Sociology of Race and Ethnicity Published online before print 2016-02-23 DOI: 10.1177/2332649216632242 Tanya Golash-Boza, Associate Professor of Sociology University of California, Merced This article contests the contention that sociology lacks a sound theoretical approach to the study of race and racism, instead arguing that a…

  • In an article for the National Review late last year, senior editor Jonah Goldberg discussed the (now former) popularity of Ben Carson amongst the GOP. He said “ … most analysis of Carson’s popularity from pundits focuses on his likable personality and his sincere Christian faith. But it’s intriguingly rare to hear people talk about…

  • Mixed Kids Aren’t Going to Save the World Leah and Black History Month 2016-02-16 Leah Anneli I have a Black father and a white mother. I’m mixed. I’m not a unicorn. I think there are some misconceptions about who mixed race people are and what function we serve in society. Let’s unpack those. We’re not…

  • The True Story of the ‘Free State of Jones’ The Smithsonian Magazine March 2016 Richard Grant; Photographs by William Widmer A new Hollywood movie looks at the tale of the Mississippi farmer who led a revolt against the Confederacy With two rat terriers trotting at his heels, and a long wooden staff in his hand,…

  • Visions of Obama in America’s Ghettos The Nation 2016-02-12 Camilo José Vergara “Obama es el Presidente, Obama es para todos.” Painting by Chuy Vasquez. Luis Meat Market, 42nd Place at South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 2013. (Camilo Vergara) From churches to gas stations. Documenting the murals that decorate the walls of barbershops, restaurants, butcher shops,…

  • I Feel Guilty for Being Able to ‘Pass’ as a Person of Color Kveller 2016-02-18 Elana Rabinowitz Brooklyn, New York He called me negra. Not mami or guapa, but what translates to “black woman.” I wasn’t offended. More confused. The thing is, I’m really just a white Jewish girl from Brooklyn. There, I said it.…

  • The Struggles Of Being Biracial Odyssey 2016-02-08 Tamera Hyatte “What are you?” I cannot tell you how many times I have been asked this question and the same response I like to give is “I’m human.” I know it strikes people’s curiosity that I am mixed with black and white, having a white father and…

  • #LookingForMezclas Hugo Amsellem Cali, Colombia 2016-02-11 Exploring the challenges of mingling identities with photos & stories of cool people I meet around the streets of the cities that I visit during my year-long travel… For more information, click here.