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  • Hybrida: Poems

    A stirring and confident examination of mixed-race identity, violence, and history skillfully rendered through the lens of motherhood.

  • “My aim is to locate myself in this discussion as a biracial Black man who has both been the victim of racism and has in some instances “passed” for white because of my light skin.”

    “Along with my personal identity struggles, the historical legacy of racism in the United States for communities of color informs my experiences. My current work responds to the police killings of unarmed Black men, women, and children across America. While this is a constant attack on the Black community, the increased international media attention, public…

  • Multiracial Community Organizations Response to #Ferguson

    Multiracial Community Organizations Response to #Ferguson 2014-11-26 As members of the multiracial community, we want to express our concern and compassion for the family of Michael Brown Jr. We are connected to these events and stand in solidarity with the many individuals and communities that have been harmed by the legacies of white supremacy, privilege, and…

  • Talking about Critical Mixed Race Studies in the Wake of Ferguson

    Talking about Critical Mixed Race Studies in the Wake of Ferguson University of Washington Press Blog 2015-01-21 Laura Kina, Vincent de Paul Professor of Art, Media, & Design DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois In this guest post, Laura Kina, coeditor of War Baby / Love Child: Mixed Race Asian American Art, discusses the emerging discipline of…

  • I Don’t See Race; I Only See Grayish-Brown, Vaguely Humanoid Shapes

    I Don’t See Race; I Only See Grayish-Brown, Vaguely Humanoid Shapes The Onion Issue 50•49, 2014-12-12 Janice Ketchum I don’t understand why everyone seems to be so angry lately. Everywhere you look, there are marches, protests, riots—and all of it over so-called racism in our great country. I just don’t get it. I really don’t.…

  • Obama’s message of hope and change is all but lost amid the chaos of Ferguson

    Obama’s message of hope and change is all but lost amid the chaos of Ferguson The Guardian 2014-08-22 Patricia Williams, James L. Dohr Professor of Law Columbia University, New York, New York The president is being pressed to take sides in a personal, political and structural tragedy in a divided nation In 2008, the year…

  • “Race”: a Political Weapon

    “Race”: a Political Weapon Counterpunch: Tells the Facts and Names the Names 2014-12-03 Luciana Bohne, Professor Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania “The racial categories included in the census questionnaire generally reflect a social definition of race recognized in this country and not an attempt to define race biologically, anthropologically, or genetically.” —US Census According to a…

  • See How They Love One Another – #BlackLivesMatterSunday

    See How They Love One Another – #BlackLivesMatterSunday Grace Sandra: Always Grace. Always Advocate. Always Hope. 2014-12-13 Frank Robinson, Retired Pastor and author of Letters To A Mixed Race Son Around 260 AD the second of two great plagues killed much of the world. It was estimated two thirds of Alexandria died as result. Frightened…

  • Obama Plans Meetings on Ferguson Unrest at the White House

    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…

  • Michael Brown and the deadly effects of colorism

    Michael Brown and the deadly effects of colorism Newsworks: WHYY News The Philadelphia Experiment Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2014-10-30 Solomon Jones The outcry triggered by the killings of unarmed men by police officers — from Michael Brown’s shooting death in Ferguson, Mo., to the choking death of Eric Garner in Staten Island, NY — has largely focused…