Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

Tag: Zach Stafford

Maybe you don’t say you’re black if you’re biracial. But it’s how you’re seen

2015-11-23

Maybe you don’t say you’re black if you’re biracial. But it’s how you’re seen The Guardian 2015-11-22 Zach Stafford, Contributing Writer Chicago, Illinois No matter how I identify or how I feel, it’s my skin color that determines how I’ll be treated Like every young black man I know, I remember the moment when my…
When you say you ‘don’t see race’, you’re ignoring racism, not helping to solve it

2015-02-07

When you say you ‘don’t see race’, you’re ignoring racism, not helping to solve it The Guardian 2015-01-26 Zach Stafford Race is such an ingrained social construct that even blind people can ‘see’ it. To pretend it doesn’t exist to you erases the experiences of black people People love to tell me that they often…
I’m black, my brother’s white … and he’s a cop who shot a black man on duty

2014-08-29

I’m black, my brother’s white … and he’s a cop who shot a black man on duty The Guardian 204-08-25 Zach Stafford, Writer Chicago, Illinois I never thought that my brother would be one of those police officers. He was supposed to be different because of me My white brother loved black people more than…