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Part 2 New Connections 

Well, they say there is nothing like being on the ground to understand another country and all it has to offer. During my short visit to Kenya, all of my preconceptions were dismantled, and in their place, I found new friends and a beginning of an understanding of the terrain of a foreign land.  ThisContinue reading “Part 2 New Connections “

No Connection

One Mixed Race Man’s to Africa from America I am traveling to Africa, specifically Kenya, for the first time at the age of 46. As a Black American rustling with the history of slavery, current relations of Africans with their United States counterparts, nature, and tourism, I have many questions about this visit. When firstContinue reading “No Connection”

“I’m Glad To Be A Latina … Even Though I Don’t Look Like It”: UFC Highlights Ronda Rousey During Hispanic Heritage Month, But Isn’t She Black? – The Shadow League

“I’m Glad To Be A Latina … Even Though I Don’t Look Like It”: UFC Highlights Ronda Rousey During Hispanic Heritage Month, But Isn’t She Black? – The Shadow League — Read on theshadowleague.com/im-glad-to-be-a-latina-even-though-i-dont-look-like-it-ufc-highlights-ronda-rousey-during-hispanic-heritage-month-but-isnt-she-black/

‘The Mixed-Race Experience’s Naomi & Natalie Evans On Texturism, Beauty, & Belonging

The sisters and founders of @everydayracism reflect on how the internet changed the relationship they have with their hair for the better. — Read on http://www.bustle.com/style/the-mixed-race-experience-naomi-natalie-evans-interview-texturism-beauty-belonging

Passing is not just a ‘Black Thing’

http://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRUyJp8t/ In search of diversity and representation in the media we consume it may have seemed like we are battling from a non existent pass but Hollywood has always had diversification, but did it just keep it hidden? What roles do the actors themselves have in representing diversification? Why does diversification even matter? As aContinue reading “Passing is not just a ‘Black Thing’”

When You Don’t ‘Look Black’

http://www.audible.com/pd Great podcast episode that presents the stories of two women Passing for white. Anita Florence Hemmings the first Black Women to Graduate from Vasser College and another young lady graduating from college who comes out her senior year.

Mixed Heritage Is Finding A Point of View

Exploring the mixed ethnicity point of view in 2022. How has ongoing racial tensions effected those in the middle who represent a melting pot of American identity.