Posted in Obama, biracial, equality, race, tagged andrew romano, eugene caruso, newsweek, politics, President Barack Obama, race, skin color, skin tone on November 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Science of How We See Obama’s Skin Color
Andrew Romano
When it comes to the policies and politics of Barack Obama, it’s no secret that liberals and conservatives don’t see eye to eye. But according to behavioral sciencist Eugene Caruso of the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, these differences in perspective may literally be [...]
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Posted in Obama, biracial, race, tagged biracial, identity, interracial marriage, keith bardwell, mixed race, multiracial, Obama, race, tragic mulatto on November 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Just to catch you up to speed. By the way, don’t worry about us. We are doing just fine. Thank you for your grave concern. That you would go to such lengths as interfering with God’s blessing of love and devotion (I know, I know- only to certain couples) just to spare us a lifetime [...]
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Remember when we “all” voted for Obama a year ago? That was awesome!
Advertising Agency: Voskhod, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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Posted in Obama, biracial, race, tagged biracial, ignorance, jane elliott, margaret thatcher, mixed race, prejudice, President Barack Obama, race, racism, united kingdom on October 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I’d love to see the show that this article details. All whites are racist!? I have a hard time buying that. Prejudiced or biased, maybe. I think all people are no matter the color. Anyway, it upsets me greatly that the black father of the mixed-race girl doesn’t want to expose her “secret.” Um…. how [...]
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Pageant winner makes history at historically black university
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HAMPTON, Virginia (CBS) – A young woman made history at a Virginia University Wednesday night by becoming the first biracial pageant winner at a historically black university.
Nikole Churchill was coronated as Hampton University’s new homecoming queen, becoming the first half-white, half-asian winner.
“As soon as she was announced the [...]
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Posted in Obama, history, race, tagged african american, american indian, ancestry, Michelle Obama, mixed race, new york times, slavery on October 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In First Lady’s Roots, a Complex Path From Slavery
Fraser Robinson III and his wife, Marian, with their children, Craig and Michelle, now the first lady.
By RACHEL L. SWARNS and JODI KANTOR Published: October 7, 2009
WASHINGTON — In 1850, the elderly master of a South Carolinaestate took pen in hand and painstakingly divided up his possessions. Among the [...]
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Posted in Obama, biracial, books, celebrities, quotes, race, tagged barack like me, biracial, david alan grier, mixed race, President Barack Obama on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
David Alan Grier: Is beige the new black?
Comedian writes about how Obama has made being multiracial cool
excerpt from chapter 2
Every pundit from Larry King to Atlantic magazine agrees: black is in. All shades of black. Which is good for most people, because so many of us are of mixed race. Myself included. It’s mind-boggling that [...]
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Posted in Obama, biracial, celebrities, race, tagged barack obama, ben harper, gabriel aubrey, halle berry, interracial couples, interracial relationships, laura dern, Michelle Obama on October 7, 2009 | 6 Comments »
If these two are not in an interracial relationship…..
Then neither are these couples…
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Mariah Carey: in a frank interview, the singer tells all
…Carey’s own parents divorced when she was little, and although her father materialised occasionally to take her on trips – hiking or to the races – she didn’t get to know him properly until she was an adult… He was tough. He’d been in the military. [...]
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Posted in Obama, biracial, race on October 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Dear Abby: Meaning of ‘African-American’ reflects nation’s past, present
by Dear Abby
Posted on Wed, Sep. 30, 2009
DEAR ABBY:: On July 23, “Wondering” asked why President Obama is considered to be African-American and you responded that the term “African-American” is used in this country as a label that describes skin color. However, in the U.S. the term [...]
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