What Happened in California by Susan Graham Project RACE Legislation was introduced in California (SB 1615) on February 24, 2006 by Senator Joe Simitian. It was a bad piece of […]
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Tag: Biracial and Multiracial
Does biracial mean black or white?
Does biracial mean black or white? Parents refuse to complete forms that do not include their daughter's mixed-race heritage By Art McFarland If you are biracial, are you black or […]
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Leaving Biracial Children At A Loss
Leaving Biracial Children At A LossMarch 20, 2006By JIM FARRELL, Courant Staff Writer Christa Madden is white and her husband Darryl is black but their two children have to be, […]
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Racial Identities Spawn New Terminology
Racial Identities Spawn New Terminology By Mackenzie Carpenter Pittsburgh Post-Gazette March 16, 2006 When Lamaas Bey is asked his race on a form or survey, he doesn’t check the box […]
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Forum: Black and Biracial
Is there anyone here (like myself) who identifies as/ is categorized as Black although they are technically biracial? Do you consider that “Black biracial” people like Halle Berry have unique […]
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Why Race Isn’t as ‘Black’ and ‘White’ as We Think
Why Race Isn’t as ‘Black’ and ‘White’ as We Think The New York Times by Brent Staples People have occasionally asked me how a black person came by a “white” […]
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CNN’s O’Brien embraces her own diversity
CNN’s O’Brien embraces her own diversity The Indianapolis Star by Courtenay Edelhart CNN news anchor Soledad O’Brien will visit Indianapolis Wednesday as part of Butler University’s Celebration of Diversity Distinguished […]
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‘Gaum’ found in work about tri-racial people
‘Gaum’ found in work about tri-racial people Winston-Salem Journal October 15, 2005 by Richard Creed An item here last week about the word gaum mentioned research showing that it is […]
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Got Indian in Your Family?
Got Indian in Your Family? Pop and Politics September 27, 2005 by Cherryl Aldave Growing up in the sweaty-neck, dusty leg town of Tarboro, North Carolina, I quickly learned that […]
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A Big White Lie
A Big White Lie by Jeff Kunerth Orlando Sentinel September 18, 2005 http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/orl-whiteblack05sep18,0,5319055.story?track=mostemailedlink
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