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Afro Latinos' Mixed Identity

via NBC News

PHOTOS: Science Fiction & Multiraciality event

From Octavia Butler to Harry Potter to new visionary fiction

Navigating Mixed Families

From race to income to religion and more - via WNYC

Tri-Racial American

Being Mixed in Today's America via Diverse Issues in Higher Education

Photographic portraits of mixed families by Yael Ben-Zion

Historian Renee Romano writes about the importance of the CBBG oral history collections

One Drop - Many Views

Shifting the Lens on Race - via NYTimes.com LENS

Passing for White and Straight

How my looks hide my identity via Salon.com

PHOTOS: 3rd Annual What Are You?

A discussion about mixed heritage

We're All Mixed Up

A Tumblr for mixed people of color challenging the monoracial lens

Coming Out as Biracial

Stephanie Georgopulos on her mixed experience, via Medium

Suzanne Lacy's Stoop Talk: Gender, Labor, and Gentrification

Report back from Between the Door and the Street

Reading Series: Quantifying Bloodlines

Join others interested in discussing family history, DNA, and the myth of purity.

Nov 16

What's Biology Got to Do with It? The Social Life of Genetics

Part 1 in our reading series: Quantifying Bloodlines

Oct 19

Between the Door and the Street

A public performance about gender politics, labor, and women's rights in Brooklyn; initiated by Suzanne Lacy with Creative Time and Brooklyn Museum

The Changing Face of America

Essay and portrait photography via National Geographic

Dec 7

What's Purity Got to Do with It? Searching Family History & Genealogy

Part 2 on our readings series Quantifying Bloodlines

Jan 23

Muslim And...? Portraits of American Muslims

Join us for a panel presentation and discussion about the long and diverse history of Islam in America.

Dec 14

Science Fiction and Multiraciality: From Octavia Butler to Harry Potter

Join us for an interactive presentation and dialogue about mixed-race identity and the role of science fiction in creating racial justice.

Nov 9

3rd Annual: What Are You? - A Discussion about Mixed Heritage

Let's talk about race, ethnicity, and identity as it relates to art, filmmaking, and media. Join us for a panel discussion and interactive conversation!

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