{"id":55862,"date":"2018-03-13T14:32:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T14:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=55862"},"modified":"2018-04-02T22:38:57","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T22:38:57","slug":"these-twins-one-black-and-one-white-will-make-you-rethink-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=55862","title":{"rendered":"These Twins, One Black and One White, Will Make You Rethink Race"},"content":{"rendered":"

These Twins, One Black and One White, Will Make You Rethink Race<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

National Geographic<\/a>
\nThe Race Issue<\/a>
\nApril 2018<\/p>\n

Patricia Edmonds<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nMarcia (left) and Millie Biggs, both 11, say people are shocked to learn that they\u2019re fraternal twins<\/a>. Marcia looks more like their mother, who\u2019s English born, and Millie looks more like their father, who\u2019s of Jamaican descent.
\nPHOTOGRAPH BY ROBIN HAMMOND<\/em><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Marcia and Millie Biggs say they\u2019ve never been subjected to racism\u2014just curiosity and surprise that twins could have such different skin colors.<\/em><\/p>\n

When Amanda Wanklin and Michael Biggs fell in love, they \u201cdidn\u2019t give a toss\u201d about the challenges they might face as a biracial couple, Amanda says. \u201cWhat was more important was what we wanted together.\u201d<\/p>\n

They settled down in Birmingham, England<\/a>, eager to start a family. On July 3, 2006, Amanda gave birth to fraternal twin girls<\/a>, and the ecstatic parents gave their daughters intertwined names: One would be Millie Marcia Madge Biggs, the other Marcia Millie Madge Biggs.<\/p>\n