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Photos of Mixed Heritage Storytime!

Three books that celebrate mixed and international heritage

An Interracial Family in 1962

Brooklyn Historical Society's Photo of the Week

Questions People Get Asked about Their Race

via NPR Code Switch

UCLA's Mixed Student Union

via Los Angeles Times

Cheerios Ad Stars Interracial Family

via Colorlines.com

"But where are you FROM?"

a funny video response to that question

Photos of Rationalizing Race

The history of racial and ethnic categories

PHOTOS: Racial Realities and Bed Stuy Memories

Svetlana Kitto reports back on race, writing, and literature workshop

Photos of Researching Your Roots

Genealogy workshop with Wilhelmena Kelly

Mixed Kids Are the Cutest?

Race Manners advice via The Root

My Mixed Kids Have It Differently

via Michelle Norris for NPR

"Harmful to the child"?

ask opponents of interracial marriage & same-sex marriage

Melungeon People in Appalachia

radio doc about mixed-race community via Transom.org

As Black as We Wish to Be

an episode of State of the Re:Union

Thank you, Council Member Vann!

CBBG awarded Department of Youth & Community Development grant

Mixed Race Britain

Readers share thoughts on being mixed race in Britain via The Guardian

A documentary-in-progress about the rise of multiracial people

Facing Race 2012

Sady Sullivan reports back from Baltimore

Reflections on Critical Mixed Race Studies conference

Rita Kamani-Renedo reports back from Chicago

Comedians Key & Peele

Talk about how biracial identity influences their comedy (via Bullseye with Jesse Thorn)

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