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The Born Identity: Race & Identity in the Multiracial Community<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Districtly Speaking<\/a>
\nMt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library<\/a>
\n3160 16th Street, Northwest
\nWashington, D.C. 20010
\nThursday, 2015-01-29, 18:30-20:00 EST (Local Time)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Race is not a universal concept \u2014 the definitions we go by are often arbitrary, uniquely American and undergo dramatic shifts from one generation to the next….perhaps it’s time to let multiracial people steer the conversation, instead of constantly having other who lack their lived experience define what they are, what they’re not and what they can be.” \u2014Zak Cheney-Rice<\/a>, Identities.Mic<\/em><\/p>\n

“I self-identify as African American… that’s how I’m treated and that’s how I’m viewed. I’m proud of it.” \u2014President Barack Obama<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Join us on Thursday, January 29 for our first town hall of the year examining race and identity in the multiracial community. Our panelists will discuss growing up in a multiracial family, how they choose to identify themselves and how the biracial\/multiracial story is being told through pop culture, the media, academia and the Obama Presidency. Got a question for our panelists? Submit your questions when you RSVP! Follow the conversation leading up to the town hall on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram! #DSMultiracial<\/a><\/p>\n

Moderator:<\/p>\n

Jonelle Henry<\/strong><\/a>, Journalist, Host & Conversation Starter; Founder & Host
\nDistrictly Speaking<\/em><\/p>\n

Panelists:<\/p>\n