Hi Meltingpot Readers, Thanks to our robust Jewish community in Philadelphia, my kids’ school was closed today, so I allowed them to stay up to watch the premier episode of ABC’s black•ish last night.
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African-Americans
Race in Toyland: A Nonwhite Doll Crosses Over
The blockbuster success of merchandise based on the “Doc McStuffins” cartoon reflects changing demographics, but what also differentiates Doc is her crossover appeal.
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Black American Indians seek to honor their mixed ancestry | Al Jazeera America
First gathering of National Congress of Black American Indians shirks political goals in search of ‘self-fulfillment’
Source: america.aljazeera.com
Light-skinned-ed Girl: Mixed Experience History Month 2014: James Mye
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James Mye (ca. 1823 – ca. 1890) was a descendant of Africans who escaped slavery in the British colonies and found refuge in Native American communities. He was of Mashpee and African descent. Mye was an indentured servant to the…
Harvard University Accepts Largest-Ever Percentage of Black Students | The Afro-American Newspapers |
The recent increase of African Americans at Harvard follows an effort by that university’s Black Student Association, which created the “I, Too, Am Harvard” project on Tumblr to address issues of Black identity and concerns from Black students at Harvard.
Dr. Boyce Watkins, a finance professor at Syracuse University praised Harvard’s accomplishment, but said he would like higher institutions to further diversify college campuses.
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Identity Conflicts Aren’t Just for Mixed People. I’m Black and I Have Them, Too
“To white Americans, I’m black. To black Americans, I’m African. To Africans, I’m Nigerian and to Nigerians, I’m Urhobo—my father’s ethnic group located in the Delta region of the country—although my parents are from two different ethnic groups. My mother is Yoruba…
I get antsy when asked, “Where are you from?” and usually just blurt out “Nigeria” because it accounts for my name’s origins, which is often what the curiosity on the part of the person asking is about. But when people ask if I was born there and I explain that I wasn’t, it usually leads to follow-up questions…
…some people assume that I’ve always been here and want to know where in the States I’m from. I don’t really know how to answer that. Is it where I went to college? Or is it where I now live…
Having traveled, lived and claimed citizenship in so many different places, I don’t feel entirely comfortable picking a simplified cultural identity. For now I’m working on ways to tailor my answers to suit the questions I’m asked, while keeping them easy to understand and still true to who I am.”
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Changes in UW-Madison’s Afro-American studies would reflect multi-racial society
“Black people, brown people, religion, immigration are the most important topics to understanding U.S. culture now, Werner said.”
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‘I, Too, Am Harvard’ Photos Tell Black Students’ Stories
Some Harvard students share what it’s like to be black at the Ivy League school in a photo campaign called “I, Too, Am Harvard.”
The photos, posted on a Tumblr blog, feature Harvard students holding signs with phrases others have spoken to them. “You don’t sound black. You sound smart,” one sign reads. Another states, “You’re so lucky to be black . . . so easy to get into college!”
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Color Without Complex
Black, White, and Indian: Race and the Unmaking of an American Family: Claudio Saunt
Black, White, and Indian: Race and the Unmaking of an American Family [Claudio Saunt] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Deceit, compromise, and betrayal were the painful costs of becoming American for many families.
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