Project RACE has received a formal letter from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) advising us that they have received our communications with President Biden advocating for the inclusion of the term "Multiracial" on government forms. OMB is currently reviewing feedback from the public. A decision is expected in the Summer of 2024.
A 5-minute test can estimate your odds of developing breast cancer—but not if you’re biracial BYLINDSEY LEAKE March 23, 2024 at 4:00 AM PDT The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT) is an online calculator designed to predict a woman’s risk of developing invasive breast cancer in both the short term and their lifetime. But it doesn’t allow bi- or multiracial women to accurately input their race and ethnicity. Google searches for “breast cancer risk assessment” soared last week when actress Olivia Munn shared on Instagram that her OB/GYN had used [...]
Happy Friday everyone! I’m AJ Rempel, highlighting Sade! Sade is an R&B artist that debuted in 1982 who is being rediscovered by gen z through Tik Tok and Instagram, while she is continued to be loved by millennials. Sade’s dad is Nigerian while her mom is English. She is regarded as one of the most successful British female artists. Sade was born on January 16th, 1959 and attended Saint Martin’s School of Art. Sade started her musical career with the band called “Sade” and secured a recording contract with Epic [...]
University of Florida terminates all DEI positions The University of Florida eliminated all positions focused on diversity, equity and inclusion and halted its DEI-related contracts on Friday. Why it matters: Attacks against diversity in national higher education institutions and corporations have intensified, as investments are diluted. 13 full-time positions were terminated and 15 administrative appointments were ended for faculty members, said Cynthia Roldán Hernández, a university spokesperson. The Florida state government has escalated a years-long effort to regulate how race and gender are addressed in its educational institutions. Earlier this year, Florida's Board of Education announced a new rule [...]
Happy Friday! Today’s Famous Friday features the former American actress Phoebe Cates! Cates is of White and Chinese-Filipino descent and was born in 1963 in New York City. Her father, Joseph Cates, was a well-renowned Broadway producer and television figure. Furthermore, her uncle produced several television and Academy Awards shows. Because she was exposed to Broadway culture through her family, she began her career at a young age. As a child she was a student at the Professional Children’s School and the Juilliard School. Also, she began her modeling [...]
New 'Latino' and 'Middle Eastern or North African' checkboxes proposed for U.S. forms New proposals by the Biden administration would change how the U.S. census and federal surveys ask Latinos about their race and ethnicity and add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African" to those forms. RussellCreative/Getty Images The Biden administration is proposing major changes to forms for the 2030 census and federal government surveys that would transform how Latinos and people of Middle Eastern or North African descent are counted in statistics across the United States. A [...]
Auli'i Cravalho, born on November 22, 2000, in Kohala, Hawaii, has navigated her path to stardom as a multiracial individual. She comes from a background of being Native Hawaiian, Puerto Rican, Portuguese, Chinese, and Irish ancestry, reflecting her rich diversity. Cravalho's first breakthrough came when she was cast as Moana in Disney's film Moana. Since she was the first Polynesian Disney princess, Cravalho's depiction deeply struck a chord with global viewers, particularly with those who identify as multiracial or multicultural and found themselves reflected on the screen. Not [...]
Blackness Our Perspective: The biracial side of Blackness Courier Newsroom February 19, 2024 by MSR News Online As our Black History Month discussion progresses, we shift the dialogue to how biracial people define their cultural identities. Living in a nation that once implied that one drop of Black blood made you a Black person, navigating a mixed heritage may present unique societal and individual challenges. Among those challenges are identity issues: (1) Some people of mixed heritage may struggle with their sense of identity. Some may even feel disconnected from both [...]
Happy Friday everyone! I’m AJ Rempel, highlighting Beatrice Laus, commonly known as the artist Beabadoobee! Beatrice is a Filipino-English artist who was born on June 3rd, 2000. She started her career with a song she wrote on her guitar called “Coffee”. This song was a hit, with 300,000 views on YouTube and the attention of Dirty Hit Records which she signed to in April 2018. Under Laus’ new label, she released her debut EP “Lice” in March 2018 and another EP “Patched Up” in December of that [...]
Happy Friday! Today’s Famous Friday features the famed actress, singer, and model Tia Carrere. Carrere, born Althea Rae Janairo on January 2, 1967, is best known for her captivating influence on the entertainment industry, where she showcases her remarkable talents to a global audience. Her Multiracial identity gets its roots in her blended heritage consisting of Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish ancestry. Her ethnic background continues to shape her day-to-day life and professional career. Carrere grew up in Hawaii, a culturally diverse environment with unique traditions and customs galore. Her [...]