Month: April 2016

  • 2017 Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference Call for Papers University of Southern California Los Angeles, California 2017-02-24 through 2017-02-26 Explorations in Trans (gender, gressions, migrations, racial) Fifty Years After Loving v. Virginia Deadline: 2016-04-30 Notification: 2016-07-31 Presenters at the conference must be members. Registration/membership will be available in 2016. Details below. Subject Fields: We welcome submissions…

  • Jews of Color National Convening Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST) 130 West 30th Street New York, New York 10001 2016-05-01 Through 2016-05-03 Recent events have moved the struggle for racial justice and inclusion in America to the forefront of public consciousness. Jews of Color occupy a unique space within that struggle, living at the intersection…

  • The Man Who Stole Himself: The Slave Odyssey of Hans Jonathan University of Chicago Press 2016 264 pages 8 color plates, 49 halftones 6 x 9 Gísli Pálsson, Professor of Anthropology University of Iceland The island nation of Iceland is known for many things—majestic landscapes, volcanic eruptions, distinctive seafood—but racial diversity is not one of…

  • Mizrahi Jews, Jews of Color, and Racial Justice Jewschool: Progressive Jews & Views 2016-04-28 Keren Soffer Sharon Queens, New York As a Mizrahi Jew organizing for justice in my city, I initially questioned whether I had a role to play in the upcoming National Jews of Color Convening. Even though I co-founded the Mizrahi Caucus…

  • “Diversity” Won’t Challenge Jewry’s Role in White Supremacy Jewschool: Progressive Jews & Views 2016-04-27 Mark Tseng Putterman New York, New York In addition to my own mother, “Linda” was the only other Asian American woman at the Reform synagogue I grew up attending. It was a friendly, liberal, and white Jewish space in our affluent…

  • Made Black Jersey City Theater Center Merseles Studios 339 Newark Avenue, 2nd Floor Jersey City, New Jersey Saturday, 2016-05-07 20:00-23:00 EDT (Local Time) JCTC New Play Reading presents Schwarz Gemacht (Made Black) a cutting-edge, controversial play exploring race and identity through one of the most overlooked subcultures of the 20th century – mixed-race black German citizens…

  • “One Drop of Love”: The Keynote Performance for the Mixed Heritage Conference at UCLA University of California, Los Angeles James West Alumni Center 325 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, California 90095 Saturday, 2016-04-30 14:30-16:00 PDT (Local Time) Join us for some or all of this enlightening and affirming conference. One Drop will start at 2:30 pm…

  • Beyond Black and White: Biracial Attitudes in Contemporary U.S. Politics American Political Science Review Volume 110 / Issue 01 / February 2016 pages 52-67 DOI: 10.1017/S0003055415000556 Lauren D. Davenport, Assistant Professor of Political Science Stanford University The 2000 U.S. census was the first in which respondents were permitted to self-identify with more than one race.…

  • ‘Our schools are failing mixed raced children’ The Voice London, England, United Kingdom 2016-04-02 Dinah Moreley Stereotypical expectations that this group have ‘confused identities’ often mean they experience racism from teachers and fellow pupils A REPORT by People in Harmony, (PIH) the national charity for mixed race people and families has highlighted the experience of…

  • Race identity for mixed race kids in America The Collegian Stockton, California 2016-04-24 Shellcia Longsworth Being a mixed kid wasn’t easy growing up. My mother is white and Samoan. My father is Belizean. I was born and raised in Tracy. I was one of two black children in my elementary school. I recall having moments…