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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I Claim Black Because My Light Skin Doesn’t Protect Me from Misogynoir For Harriet 2015-01-03 Kesiena Boom Brighton, England I am a mixed race woman. One of my parents is Black and the other is white. I identify as both mixed race and as Black. I do so because of the legacy of the one…
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I Am a Blacktina: Reflections on Being an Afro-Cuban in the U.S. For Harriet 2014-12-28 Felice León I am a Blacktina. Get it: Black [La]tina? A friend gave me this nickname years ago, and it has stuck. My father is Afro-Cuban, and my mother Afro-American. I identify with both cultures and have tried to balance…
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More Than “Black-ish”: Examining Representations of Biracial People For Harriet 2014-11-08 Aphrodite Kocieda Being biracial can be an uncomfortable subject to talk about, especially because it highlights a sensitive history of colorism, racism, and favoritism within the Black community. The unapologetic presence of biracial people in contemporary media culture is beginning to spark questions about…