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  • Skin Bleaching and Global White Supremacy: By Way of Introduction

    As an introduction to this Special Issue of The Journal of Pan African Studies focusing on skin bleaching and global White supremacy, the purpose of this paper is to critically examine the symbolic significance of whiteness, particularly for and among African people, by outlining the history of global White supremacy, both politically and ideologically, discussing…

  • The One Drop Rule: How Black Are You?

    The One Drop Rule: How Black Are You? Crème Magazine 2012-02-29 Jessica Thorpe “Say it loud, I’m Black and I’m proud!”  The James Brown classic shed light on the revolution of how descendants of the African Diaspora would begin to self-identify.  Replacing racial identification terms such as “negro” and “colored,” the use of the word…

  • Being Black

    Being Black The Barry Morgan Show CJAD, 800 AM Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2012-02-10 Barry Morgan, Host Yaba Blay, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Lafayette College Have you ever heard of the (1)ne Drop Project? I never had until I spoke with its pioneer, Yaba Blay, visiting Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Lafayette College.  …

  • Don Lemon: Legacy of ‘one drop’ rule inspires search for family history

    Don Lemon: Legacy of ‘one drop’ rule inspires search for family history Cable News Network (CNN) In America: You define America. What defines you? 2012-01-29 Don Lemon, Anchor CNN Newsroom This is  final installment of  a three-part series about the (1)ne Drop Project. Read Don Lemon’s column, “It only takes one drop,” and Yaba Blay’s…

  • Opinion: What does Blackness look like?

    Opinion: What does Blackness look like? Cable News Network (CNN) In America: You define America. What defines you? 2012-01-21 Yaba Blay, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Editor’s note: Yaba Blay, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of Africana studies who teaches courses at Lafayette College. Her research focuses on black identity, with…

  • (1)ne Drop: 2012 Tour

    (1)ne Drop: 2012 Tour (1)ne Drop National Campus Tour Fall 2011 In an effort to provide audiences the opportunity to more deeply engage the issues raised by the project, the (1)ne Drop project is going on tour. The producers invite colleges and universities across the country to host a (1)ne Drop exhibit. Each exhibition will…

  • New Photo Essay: (1)ne Drop

    New Photo Essay: (1)ne Drop (1)ne Drop 2011-09-26 Yaba Blay Comments by Steven F. Riley: In keeping with the non-commercial aspect of this site, I have modified the fundraising press release to provide informational content about the book project. There is howerver, a short fundraising request at the end of the video. PHILADELPHIA, PA – Africana Studies scholar Yaba Blay, Ph.D., and award-winning…

  • Blackberries and Redbones: Critical Articulations of Black Hair/ Body Politics in Africana Communities

    This book features engaging scholarly essays, poems and creative writings that all examine the meanings of the Black anatomy in our changing global world. The body, including its hair, is said to be read like a text where readers draw center interpretations based on signs, symbols, and culture.