multiracial

We asked for it by Susan Graham for Project RACE   One important thing we have asked for over the past 30 years is that multiracial data be collected and used by the medical sector. If racial and ethnic data is important for majority groups, it should be just as important for the multiracial group. However, this data is rarely collected by the medical arena. It is as though biracial people don’t exist or have no illnesses, health comorbidities, or health outcomes based on being multiracial. We have now been [...]

Famous Friday: Jordan Love If you watched the NFL draft last week, you probably heard the name Jordan Love, the quarterback who the Packers selected with the 28th pick of the first round. Love was born in Bakersfield, California on November 2, 1998 to a white mother and a black father. From a young age, he excelled on the football field, yet he only received one FBS Scholarship offer. By his senior year, Love committed play college football at Utah State. Surely other colleges quickly realized that they had overlooked [...]

Troian Bellisario Troian Bellisario was born on October 28th, 1985, to her Italian father Donald P. Bellisario, and African American mother Debroah Pratt. Both are producers in Hollywood. She is best known for her major role as Spencer Hastings on the American teen mystery and thriller drama Pretty Little Liars. She also appeared in numerous television shows such as Quantum Leap, NCIS, First Monday, and JAG. Growing up with parents who are influential producers, Troian was always surrounded by the film industry. Her acting career started when she made her [...]

Tanya M. Odom is a writer, coach, global consultant and Diversity and Inclusion, equity, and civil rights thought leader.  She is African American and Irish American.  Odom’s education includes a B.A. in Anthropology and Sociology with a minor in Women’s Studies from Vassar College and a Masters in Education at Harvard University.  Tanya contributes to publications like the Huffington Post, cnn.com, Bloomberg News, The Village Voice, and Diversity Woman Magazine.  She has written about leadership, diversity, mindfulness, and self-compassion. Tanya has worked globally over 20 years in 40 different countries.  [...]

At the urging of Project RACE, the Census Bureau has finally made a Census 2020 FACT SHEET for the multiracial community! Fact_Sheet_for_Multiracial_Audiences