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via New York Magazine. An essay by John McWhorter
 
via Ancestry.com: Research Connects First African-American President to First African Slave in the American Colonies
 
In this podcast from The Moth, author June Cross tells how her mother made her keep her heritage a secret because she was mixed-race.
 
On April 4, 2012, BHS hosted a poetry showcase featuring Nichole Acosta, Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, Adrienne Lyric, and Tara Betts. Organized by Nichole Acosta, poets from Bridging the Gap used their voices, words, history, and music to discuss mixed heritage, racial identity, and gender issues.
 
via Rookie: young women growing up biracial
 
Jul 9
"Sometimes you substitute 'Black' for 'lower class' and they're not the same.
 
Photos from BHS's screening & discussion of Vin Diesel's short film Multi-Facial
 
Check out the latest article in The New York Times' Race Remixed series:"For Many Latinos, Racial Identity Is More Culture than Color" 
 
Artist Kip Fulbeck engaged a lively audience in talking about his Hapa Project and other works.
 
"Sometimes you substitute 'black' for 'lower class' and they're not the same." - from Black Folk Don't
 
Apr 4
"Pen to the page, we checkin' all the boxes now!"
 
Feb 1
"They probably think I'm some misogynist homophobic guido." - Vin Diesel
 
Dec 8
Join a discussion about what it means to be Hapa. Once a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for “half,” Hapa has since been embraced as a term of pride by many whose mixed racial heritage includes Asian or Pacific Island descent.
 
Sep 26
Participate in this discussion about mixed heritage co-sponsored by Loving Day, a global network fighting racial prejudice through education and building multicultural community.
 

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