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‘Who We Be,’ by Jeff Chang

2014-12-13

‘Who We Be,’ by Jeff Chang Sunday Book Review The New York Times 2014-12-12 Tricia Rose, Director Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island Who We Be: The Colorization of America. By Jeff Chang. Illustrated. 403 pp. St. Martin’s Press. $32.99. The dramatic changes spurred by the…
Unrest Over Race Is Testing Obama’s Legacy

2014-12-09

Unrest Over Race Is Testing Obama’s Legacy The New York Times 2014-12-08 Julie Hirschfeld Davis, White House Reporter Michael D. Shear, White House Correspondent WASHINGTON — As crowds of people staged “die-ins” across the country last week to protest the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police officers, young African-American activists were…
White Anxiety and the Futility of Black Hope

2014-12-09

White Anxiety and the Futility of Black Hope The New York Times 2014-12-05 George Yancy, Professor of Philosophy Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Shannon Sullivan, Professor of Philosophy University of North Carolina, Charlotte This is the third in a series of interviews with philosophers on race that I am conducting for The Stone. This week’s conversation…
A Look at Looking Different

2014-12-03

A Look at Looking Different The New York Times 2014-12-02 Felicia R. Lee ‘Crossing Borders,’ at the Brooklyn Historical Society Alexander David grew up with a Chinese mother and a white Jewish father in the liberal Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. He attended the predominantly Asian elite Stuyvesant High School. He was comfortable in his…
Obama Plans Meetings on Ferguson Unrest at the White House

2014-12-01

Obama Plans Meetings on Ferguson Unrest at the White House The New York Times 2014-11-30 Julie Hirschfeld Davis, White House Reporter WASHINGTON — President Obama is planning a day of meetings at the White House on Monday to respond to the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., and racially tinged anger across the country after a grand…
In Northern Ireland, a Wave of Immigrants Is Met With Fists

2014-11-29

In Northern Ireland, a Wave of Immigrants Is Met With Fists The New York Times 2014-11-28 Douglas Dalby BELFAST, Northern Ireland — More than 16 years after the Good Friday peace deal brought real hope that Protestants and Roman Catholics could live together in relative harmony, Northern Ireland is being racked by another wave of…
Most other mixed and biracial people I know have at least one secret or lie in their family, have at least one person who is choosing to pass or is passing and doesn’t even know it…

2014-11-25

“Most other mixed and biracial people I know have at least one secret or lie in their family, have at least one person who is choosing to pass or is passing and doesn’t even know it. That theme is so common. I have a half sister who didn’t know she was half black until she…
A Secret Falls From the Family Tree, and a Girl’s Identity Branches Out

2014-11-25

A Secret Falls From the Family Tree, and a Girl’s Identity Branches Out The New York Times 2014-11-23 Ben Kenigsberg, Film Critic ‘Little White Lie,’ a Personal Documentary About Race The documentary “Little White Lie” would be provocative simply for what it says about race and identity. The director Lacey Schwartz grew up Jewish in…
“People would call me mulatto all the time. My dad was like: “Don’t let people call you that. Say that you’re mixed. Say that you’re biracial.””

2014-11-25

“People would call me mulatto all the time. My dad was like: “Don’t let people call you that. Say that you’re mixed. Say that you’re biracial.” My parents were really careful with me. They were clear that you can’t separate out the two sides. You’d be denying half of yourself if you did.” —Amber Gray…
Returning to an ‘Impossible’ Role

2014-11-23

Amber Gray on ‘An Octoroon,’ at Soho Rep

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