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Themes: Race & Ethnicity

Muslim And...? Portraits of American Muslims
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Join us for a panel presentation and discussion about the long and diverse history of Islam in America.
Science Fiction and Multiraciality: From Octavia Butler to Harry Potter
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Join us for an interactive presentation and dialogue about mixed-race identity and the role of science fiction in creating racial justice.
3rd Annual: What Are You? - A Discussion about Mixed Heritage
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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!
A Conversation About Conversations About Race
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Tanner Colby and Baratunde Thurston on interracial friendship via WNYC
Being Friends with White People
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A personal essay by Dr. Brittney Cooper via Salon.com
"She's like a poster baby for the U.N.!"
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And other comments a mother of multiracial children hears often
Half Emirati
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A short documentary about mixed marriage in the United Arab Emirates
Dear Parents of White Children
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An open letter via Huffington Post
If You Ask the Hair Question...
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Melissa Harris-Perry panel discusses Reuters poll that says that 40% of white Americans do not have a friend of another race
40 Percent of White Americans Have Only White Friends
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New Reuters poll exposes trends in interracial friendships.
Video from Loving Day NYC 2013
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Check out the celebration
How to Ask Me about my Ethnicity
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via Jezebel.com
"We Are Not Travyon Martin" Tumblr Examines White Privilege
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New Tumblr explores the politics of solidarity.
Black Ethnics
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a new book by Christina M. Greer
Caucasian?
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via The New York Times
Writings from Racial Realities
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Stories about Blackness, Americanness, international identities, sexism and dating, memories and memorials of war, going back home, 9/11, changing Brooklyn neighborhoods, Barack Obama, middle school dances and adolescent friendships, and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Inspired by a Cheerios Ad
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Crowd-sourced collection of interracial family photographs
Photos of Mixed Heritage Storytime!
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Three books that celebrate mixed and international heritage
Questions People Get Asked about Their Race
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via NPR Code Switch
UCLA's Mixed Student Union
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via Los Angeles Times

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