Tag: The Tuscaloosa News

  • It was when her eldest daughter began asking questions about herself, namely about the color of her skin. They were questions that took her by surprise because Simone was only 3 years old.

  • GUEST COLUMN: Brazil’s solution on race relations differs from U.S. The Tuscaloosa News Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2014-09-13 Larry Clayton, Professor of History Emeritus University of Alabama I had a friend from the Dominican Republic who came to the University of Alabama and Stillman College on a joint Fulbright appointment years ago. He was a well-known and…

  • Mixed-race numbers double since 2000 The Tuscaloosa News Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2011-10-04 Dana Beyerle, Montgomery Bureau Chief More than twice as many people in Alabama say they are of two races than 10 years earlier MONTGOMERY | Alabama’s black population increased slightly between 2000 and 2010, but the number of people claiming mixed-race status more than…