Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

Tag: Pamela Newkirk

21. Fredi’s Migration: Washington’s Forgotten War on Hollywood

2022-02-22

21. Fredi’s Migration: Washington’s Forgotten War on Hollywood Chapter in the anthology: Women and Migration: Responses in Art and History Deborah Willis, Ellyn Toscano and Kalia Brooks Nelson (ed.) (2019-09-12, Open Book Publishers) Printed ISBN: 9781783745654 eBook ISBN: 9791036538070 Pamela Newkirk, Professor of Journalism New York University Fig. 21.1. Portrait of Fredi Washington. Courtesy of…
The Myth of a Post-Racial America

2016-11-20

The Myth of a Post-Racial America Literary Hub 2016-11-07 Pamela Newkirk, Professor of Journalism New York University Pamela Newkirk Wonders How Much Further Back We Can Go… For the past eight years, many African-Americans instinctively presumed that the venom spewed at President Obama was on account of his race. More recently, we endured a steady…
The End of the ‘Postrace’ Myth

2013-07-06

The End of the ‘Postrace’ Myth The Conversation: Online opinion on ideas and higher education The Chronicle of Higher Education 2013-01-14 Pamela Newkirk, Professor of Journalism New York University Over the past four years, it had become increasingly difficult to mount a public discussion about how racial bias continues to permeate our society, North and…