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The power to police racial classifications was foundational to white supremacy. The refusal to acknowledge multiracial identities is a legacy of this history.
Over the past half-century, American media has usually proclaimed that Black men and white women can be great presidents. But they have to be one or the other: a Black man or a white woman.
While many voters embrace Kamala Harris’ candidacy and the fact that she is a multiracial woman without any biological children, some Republicans are using her identity as fodder for attacks.
The influential civil rights group got its start following a wave of brutal white-led violence against Black people in Springfield, Illinois.
While the debates about Kamala Harris’ multiraciality may seem new, they are similar to the commentary other high-profile mixed-race people in the US have received about their racial identities.
More interracial couples are appearing on TV and in advertising. But is media exposure enough to change attitudes?
With the number of multiracial Americans growing, there’s a fierce debate in the black community over who’s black – and who isn’t.
A sociologist wanted to know how simply self-identifying as ‘multiracial’ – regardless of how you actually looked – would influence your attractiveness.
Brazil has a powerful and dominant national identity, which could be a casualty of the current political crisis. The author of an upcoming book on the subject considers the harm that’s been done.
South Africa’s foremost contemporary dance festival is celebrating its 28th birthday in 2016. It has remained relevant, vital and – despite the format’s esoteric nature – hugely popular.
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Professor of Asian American Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Georgia
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Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
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Research Fellow, African Art Centre, University of the Witwatersrand
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Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, Duke University
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Assistant Professor of History and Community Engagement, St. John Fisher University
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Professor of History & American Culture Studies, Associate Vice Dean of Research, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Senior Lecturer in American Studies, University of Sydney
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Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Black Study in Education Lab, Penn State
