Friend to the Multiracial Community Dies
Friend to the Multiracial Community Dies Tom Sawyer, an eight-term Democratic congressman from Ohio has died. He was responsible for introducing Multiracial advocates in Congress in the 1990s. He was close friends with Ohio House Speaker William Mallory, who introduced [...]
It’s Famous Friday!
Hello and welcome back to this week’s famous Friday! This week we will discuss Cameron Champ, an American professional golfer. Champ was born June 15, 1995, in Sacramento, California, to his father Jeff, who is of black and white [...]
From the Census Bureau
The Multiracial population was the nation’s youngest race group in 2020, with 32.5% of its population under age 18. Between 2010 and 2020, the Multiracial population increased for every broad age category (under age 18, 18 to 44 years, 45 [...]
It’s Famous Friday!
Happy Friday everyone! This Friday we are going to highlight the actor known as Boris Kodjoe! He is of Ghanaian and German descent and was born on March 8, 1973 in Vienna, Austria. He played tennis on a scholarship [...]
Book Review
I just finished reading Benjamin Banneker and Us: Eleven Generations of an American Family by Rachel Jamison Webster. Do yourself a favor and read this outstanding book. Benjamin Banneker’s grandparents were in an interracial marriage and are brought to life [...]
Medicine and Race
Including multiracial individuals is crucial for race, ethnicity and ancestry frameworks in genetics and genomics Nature Genetics (2023)Cite this article Current ontologies of race, ethnicity and genetic ancestry rely on categorization, but have limitations — as exemplified by multiracial individuals. We [...]
It’s Famous Friday!
Happy Friday everyone! I’m AJ Rempel and today I’m highlighting Rosario Dawson, she will be starring as Ashoka in the new tv series on Disney Plus. Rosario was born on May 9, 1979, in New York City. Her mom Is [...]
Mixed Kids?
W. Kamue Bell is on the right track, but with the wrong wording in his newest documentary this week on HBO. I'm tired of "mixed race" terminology. It lends itself to mixed up kids, which we have all seen in [...]
It’s Famous Friday!
Hello All! And Welcome Back to this week’s Famous Friday! This week we will highlight Jordin Sparks, an American actress and singer. She was born in Phenix Arizona to Jodi Wiedmann Sparks who is of European descent and former professional [...]
It’s Famous Friday!
Happy Friday everyone! I’m AJ Rempel and I’m highlighting Dior Goodjohn! Goodjohn was born in Santa Monica, California on August 13th, 2006. Her mom is White and her dad is Black. Dior is a model and actress. She has [...]
LAST CHANCE
LAST CHANCE TO TELL THE GOVERNMENT WHAT YOU WANT! DEADLINE APRIL 27 In the 1990s, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) put out a notice asking for public comment on the changes to racial and ethnic reporting. They [...]
It’s Famous Friday!
This week's Famous Friday is about Francisco or Frankie Muniz. On December 5, 1985, Frankie was born in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey to Denise and Francisco Muniz III. Denise is half Irish and half Italian and Francisco III is Puerto Rican. [...]