leslie
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posted 11 July 2003 07:20 CET
My problem is the hypocrisy I have experienced from other people of color as I am of a spanish, mexican, sephardim, comanche and italian background...
When i claim the white I am seen as trying to be "whitey" when really I am just glad to be all that I am. When people of color deny their white heritage it is a good thing, but when one embraces their heritage, all of it...
then what?
confused |
Henry Donaldson
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posted 19 June 2003 04:32 CET
 cool site thanx u just told me EVERYTHING i wanted 2 no i can't wait 4 faith 2 come back unfortunatley it won't b 4 a while but yeah |
david bohn
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posted 5 June 2003 23:57 CET
greetings from hawaii: great website and i hope that others from around the world may have an opportunity to view your site too. have a nice day! |
Victoria Leah
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posted 28 May 2003 03:10 CET
You are doing a great job. |
Marion I. Ferreira
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posted 12 May 2003 23:15 CET
This is regarding the Mother Henriette Delille mis-identification for canonization as a saint by the Sisters of the Holy Family and the Catholic Church, as a "Native Born African American" instead of as the "Native Born Creole American" that she was when she lived and died 1812-1862.
I noted in the news that the Pope had visited Spain and was concerned about how the Catholic Church was losing so many Spaniards. I don't know how long these Spanish candidates for sainthood had been waiting to be canonized but he forthwith canonized 5 Spanish saints on the spot.
I'm now getting the message that this mis-identification of Mother Delille has more to do with getting African Americans to be Catholics than it has to do with the One-Drop Policy, although there is no doubt about this also being the case. This is all about the almighty greenback and the church intends to get as many of the African greenbacks as it possibly can.
Having her canonized as a Creole American won't get as many greenbacks since they already know that most Creoles are Catholic and they know of that count; so they don't have to serinade us; and because we were not as plentiful as the slaves during slavery as were the Africans. And our count, given the passe noirs and the passe blancs, aren't as much as the black and proud African Americans.
It's getting so rediculous at my church and at most heavily attended churches by African Americans that one wonders if we are worshiping Jesus Christ in the three divine persons of the Father and the Holy Ghost, or are we worshipping the founders of Africa and African-
american history.
I have been a Catholic from birth and in all of my 77 years as a Catholic I have appreciated my 11 years of Catholic schooling which taught me the importance of believ-
ing in Jesus Christ, being a good human being,
loving my neighbor as myself and preparing myself to go to heaven when I die.. This is what I feel should be taught in the Catholic Church and not the culture of the people who are most in attendance in order to get more of them to become members. |
MetalLunchbox™
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posted 28 April 2003 21:30 CET
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Emir Sakic
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posted 15 April 2003 23:59 CET
Get Mambook @ www.sakic.net |
Vevina
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posted 7 April 2003 08:04 CET
Superior site. I loved it. |
mugu
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posted 4 April 2003 10:06 CET
keep off oooooooo |
bonic
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posted 1 March 2003 01:27 CET
I am a California born 1/4Native American, 1/4African American 1/2 West Indian: Hybreed. I see the world at many differnt angles. E-mail me to converse if any of my ethnicity interests you. My question to anyone who has a common variable: Does it seem odd at the least, for someone with so many backgrounds to feel stuck in the middle of it all? Is it abnormal to feel as though having so many sides, makes one feel as if they belong to no side at all? |
Megan Van Amburgh
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posted 24 January 2003 16:54 CET
I think that this site is wonderful, and very informative...
Right now my co-author and I are currenly in the middle of putting together a pictorial documentation of the beautiful "facial-landscape" of mulatto people in a celebration of their identity.
To complete this unique publication, we are seeking high quality and clearly focused photographs of mulatto people. If you believe you can help us in any way to achieve our goal for the publication, we would be very grateful.
Please feel free to email either of us back at the above email address if you have questions, or for more details.
Thanks!
Megan Van Amburgh
and Cope Thomas
Themulattobook@aol.com |
Traci
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posted 15 December 2002 15:20 CET
Hello, all. I am a young white mother of two beautiful bi-racial children. I made a promise to myself to make a difference in this racist world that my children are inheriting. I have just completed a website that offers anti-racism messages and designs on t-shirts, hats, greeting cards, and much more. Its URl is www.cafepress.com/whatiscolor. I firmly believe that one way to let the world know that we will not condone, contribute to, or tolerate racism any longer is to show them. Even if you do not like any of my designs, please find one out there that you do like and proudly wear or display it. Through the support of my site, I will soon be able to start producing bumper stickers and other merchandise that I cannot offer now. We CAN make a difference, together. If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem! |
Wu
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posted 12 December 2002 00:31 CET
Found this address from THE COLORS OF LOVE: The Black Person's Guide to Interracial Relationships by Kimberly Hohman.
Thanks for being here. |
Marion I. Ferreira
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posted 9 December 2002 16:54 CET
I am the President of the Society for the Preservation of Creole Heritage and Identity. I have been protesting the fact that the Sisters of the Holy Family of New Orleans and the Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans are publicizing Mother Henriette Delille as a "Native Born African American" instead of as the "Native Born Creole American" which she was when she lived in 1812 to 1862. The following is a copy of the letter sent to me in answer of my protest by the Archbishop Alfred Hughes of the Diocese of New Orleans, La. "In you letter of Octobe 11, 2002, I note that you raise the question of the current ancestry of Servant of God Henriette Delille.
It is not appropriate for me to enter into these questions directly. I have great confidence in the work of Father Cyuprian Davis, O.S.B., of St. Meinrad Archabbey.
When the Church canonizes a saint, she holds up this person as someone who practiced exceptional charity and whose life has a special message for people today. Henriette Delille will not be raised to the altar because she was supposedly two-thirds white and was nice to people darker than she. She will be recognized as a blessed necause she was a woman of the poor who did not seek to run away from the life of oppression and petty demeaning regulations by "passing for white". Because she was a descendant of slaves, she knew how to meet the needs of slaves; as an illegitimate child, she sought to bring black slaves and free blacks to the sacraments and to a Christian life.
Henriette Delille was a black woman who loved and served the poor in a society where women of her background and ancestry were exploited and despised. It would indeed be regrettable if a woman who should be a symbol of reconciliation and justice should be turned into a symbol of dissension and internal racial divisions.
I ask that you join me in praying for the beatification of Henriette Delille so that she in turn may become a patron for us for justice, harmony and peace."
Sincerely in the Lord,
Most Reverend Alfred C. Hughes
Archbishop of New Orleans
Since this is a very long letter, I will post my answer on a subsequent guestbook writing. |
Lois Bennett
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posted 20 October 2002 22:58 CET
Hello everyone,
You are invited to join my organisation "Team Against Racism", regardless of age, gender, location or 'race'. Looking forward to seeing you there and working with you to defeat racism! Thanks & God Bless |
Melissa
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posted 16 October 2002 14:24 CET
Hello My name is Melissa and I my mother is Filipino and my Father is African American. I would love to be a Multiracial Activist and support and others who are multiracial. Please contact me by email Melisk507@hotmail.com |
Jen
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posted 16 October 2002 09:21 CET
Your website is very well-informed and organized. I'm doing a senior exit project on interracial relationships. One of the reasons I choose this topic is because I myself, experience it too. My race is asian and my boyfriend is black. I just want to know what certain people's perspective on interracial relationships is. Any stories/experiece/knowledge on this certain topic is greatly appreciated. If anyone is interested in replying, please send email to blaznshawtie2000@aol.com |
Kendra
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posted 3 October 2002 17:42 CET
THE OCTOBER ISSUE IS OUT NOW!!!! CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE. |
Greg Lewis
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posted 19 September 2002 11:05 CET
Many of your yahoo groups are not working. I have not receieved any reply from anyone. Some of these groups haven' had any post for 2 years. I'm looking for someone to chat with on multiracial issues. |
Tika
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posted 19 September 2002 10:47 CET
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