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  • Strange Fruit: Dr. Yaba Blay’s (1)ne Drop Project; Director Kenny Leon

    Strange Fruit: Dr. Yaba Blay’s (1)ne Drop Project; Director Kenny Leon WFPL 89.3 FM Louisville, Kentucky 2012-11-03 Laura Ellis, Producer Who is black? That’s the question the (1)ne Drop Project seeks to answer. The project, created by Dr. Yaba Blay, features photographs of people who identify as black, African-American, biracial, and other identities—but whose physical…

  • (1)ne Year Later…

     (1)ne Year Later… (1)ne Drop Project 2012-11-05 On November 5, 2011, the 39th day of our 45-day Kickstarter campaign, we reached our goal. One year later, it is with great pride and gratitude that I announce that the (1)ne Drop Onliine Exhibition is complete! The website now features 56 contributors representing 20 countries and countries…

  • Stir Builds Over Actress to Portray Nina Simone

    Stir Builds Over Actress to Portray Nina Simone The New York Times 2012-09-12 Tanzina Vega In the digital age Hollywood casting decisions leaked from behind closed doors can instantly become fodder for public debate. And when the decision involves race and celebrity, the debate can get very heated. The online media world has been abuzz…

  • The institution of colorism exemplifies how “non-Whites” serve to uphold White supremacy.

    Given the historical fact that White supremacy has been constructed by Whites for the benefit of Whites, White supremacy is routinely interpreted as a code word for White people. However, White supremacy is more than a collection of White people. As a system, many people participate in it, and as an ideology, many people think,…

  • White Supremacy

    White Supremacy is an historically based, institutionally perpetuated system of exploitation and oppression of continents, nations, and peoples classified as “non-White” by continents, nations, and peoples who, by virtue of their white (light) skin pigmentation and/or ancestral origin from Europe, classify themselves as “White.” Although history illuminates the fabrication, changeability, and contingencies of Whiteness (e.g.…

  • 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…