NBC Missed the Mark
NBC MISSED THE MARK Saloni Gajjar of NBC completely missed the concept of Kamala Harris being biracial when he wrote this: “Sen. Kamala Harris' facial expressions while Vice President Mike Pence was responding to questions about the administration's Covid-19 response [...]
The New York Times Tries Harder
THE NEW YORK TIMES TRIES HARDER The New York Times is still afraid of using the terms “biracial” and “multiracial. Readers of this blog know that Kwame Anthony Appiah and I usually see the world of reporting on race differently, [...]
CNN TRIED
CNN has refused to call Kamala Harris multiracial. All their stories refer to her as Black and Asian American. Today, they tried something a little different: "Harris -- from a multi-racial, immigrant family from the liberal West Coast -- and [...]
Just like multiracial people
Today, American Indians and Alaska Natives make up about 2% of the U.S. population but are often left out of national data analyses or marked as statistically insignificant. “I see being eliminated in the data as an ongoing part of [...]
Book Review
Book Review of Betty: A Novel By Tiffany McDaniel Betty is a book I almost put down several times and I am so glad I didn’t. This is the beautifully written story of Betty Carpenter, a biracial (White and Cherokee) [...]
Huh?!
The United States Census Bureau has been ordered to continue the 2020 census until October 31, not October 5th, as we reported here last week. When it was changed from September 30th or October 31st back to October 5th, I called the [...]
It’s Famous Friday!
In honor of Hispanic Heritage month we focus this Famous Friday on singer, actress, and television personality Adrienne Bailon. Adrienne was born on October 24, 1983 to an Ecuadorian father and Puerto Rican mother. She was raised on the [...]
New End Date for 2020 Census
See our 2020 Census Video here (CNN)Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced Monday evening that he intends to conclude the 2020 census on October 5, more than three weeks earlier than expected after a federal judge reinstated the October 31 end date. [...]
Announcing the Launch of our New Website
We are extremely excited to announce the launch of our newly designed website. We wanted a design that communicated “community.” We needed a site that would make prospective members want to join us and sign up for our [...]
What’s getting some extra time…
The US Census. Yesterday, a federal judge barred the Trump admin from ending the 2020 Census a month early. Reminder: The admin had moved up the deadline from October 31 to September 30, saying it was needed in order to process [...]
It’s Famous Friday!
Photo Credit: https://www.dreamstime.com/photos-images/lolo-jones.html Lori Susan “Lolo” Jones was born on August 5, 1982. Jones is of Native-American, African-American, Norwegian and French descent. She is a professional track and field and bobsled athlete. Lori has also been a special guest on [...]
Surge in Interracial Families
https://www.forbes.com/sites/isaacmizrahi/2020/09/23/the-minority-majority-shift-two-decades-that-will-change-america-the-surge-of-multiracial-families/#6166dd316ba5