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It’s Famous Friday!

Susan Graham2022-06-17T04:19:41+00:00June 17th, 2022|

Happy Friday Everyone! My name is Allan Rempel and today I am highlighting Reuben Omojola Folasanje Agboola! Agboola was born on May 30th, 1962. He was born in London, England, where his father was Nigerian and his mother was English. Agboola was one of the first non-Nigerian-born soccer players to represent his country. Agboola made his professional debut with the reserve of Southampton in April 1979. He made his first-team debut at Old Trafford on November 29th, 1980. In that game, they ended up tying Manchester United 1-1. They got [...]

I Have Rights

Susan Graham2022-06-13T17:16:11+00:00June 13th, 2022|

Classification Rights for Multiracial Individuals I have the right to: ■ Choose to be classified as I want, not as someone else’s definition of me. ■ Specify that I am either one race alone or in two or more combinations. ■ File complaints where I see outdated forms being used. ■ Utilize Project RACE for help in seeing that Multiracial individuals may self-identify. ■ Educate people about these classification rights. ■ Check a stand-alone Multiracial box. ■ Define Multiracial as individuals that identify as two or more races. ■ [...]

It’s Famous Friday!

Susan Graham2022-06-04T13:41:38+00:00June 4th, 2022|

Happy Friday everyone! This week’s Famous Friday is highlighting Jeom Deok-su or Daniel Henney, an American actor and model of British, Irish and Korean descent. He was born on November 28, 1979 in Carson City, Michigan. Growing up as half-Asian in this small town in Michigan was hard for Henney. He recalls facing racism specifically from classmates - from slurs and taunting to even fights. Despite the mistreatment he faced, he ultimately sees it as something that made him stronger. During high school he was a great student and [...]

It’s Famous Friday!

Susan Graham2022-05-27T14:42:05+00:00May 27th, 2022|

Lia Neal Hello everyone and welcome back to Famous Friday! Today we will be highlighting former Olympic swimmer Lia Neal, who is a multiracial Olympic medalist. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 13th, 1995 to Chinese mother Siu and African-American father Jerome. In her early life she went to high school at Convent of the Sacred Heart School in New York City. Here she was a part of the Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics swim team. When she was 13 years old, she participated in the 2008 [...]

Pew Research Report

Susan Graham2022-05-19T13:05:49+00:00May 19th, 2022|

The number of Americans who identified as more than one race nearly doubled to 13.5 million people between 2010 and 2020, and did double or more in 34 states and the District of Columbia, a Stateline analysis of census figures shows. To some observers, the increase in the number of Americans identifying as more than one race shows that barriers are breaking down. But the increase also may reflect changes to census questions designed to tease out the heritage of multiracial people. The increases contributed to a first-ever decline in the population identifying solely [...]

It’s Famous Friday!

Susan Graham2022-05-06T14:09:18+00:00May 6th, 2022|

Aubrey Plaza Happy Friday everyone! This week’s article is highlighting Aubrey Plaza. She was born on June 26, 1984 in Wilmington, Delaware. Her mother is of English and Irish descent and her father is Puerto Rican. Plaza is an American comedian and actress and is specifically known for her role as April Ludgate in the television series Parks and Recreation, as well as other projects. Aubrey is also known for her deadpan-style of comedy. Aubrey’s love for comedy began during her childhood and has carried throughout her life. However, her [...]

Participate in Research Study

Susan Graham2022-05-03T16:24:58+00:00May 3rd, 2022|

"Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are seeking multiracial and multiethnic adults in/from the US to participate in a research study on the mental health of multiracial and multiethnic adults. If you decide to take the survey, you will be supporting efforts to better understand the health needs of multiracial and multiethnic people, which is necessary to advocate for more services and resources. The survey will take about 30 minutes, and you will be asked if you’d like to participate in a follow up interview. Participation is [...]

NY Times finally Adds “Multiracial” to its Data and Studies Reporting

Susan Graham2022-02-27T20:51:19+00:00February 27th, 2022|

U.S. minorities experienced high rates of Covid-related discrimination, a study finds. By Roni Caryn Rabin People in the United States who belong to racial and ethnic minority groups reported experiencing Covid-related discrimination far more often than white people during the pandemic, and far more often than had been estimated, according to a new study that is one of the largest to date on the issue. The study, from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, a division of the National Institutes of Health, found that members of minority groups were more [...]

Guest Column

Susan Graham2022-01-31T03:21:15+00:00January 31st, 2022|

This is a guest article by Trent Lewin. Photo by Anna Nekrashevich on Pexels.com A Modern Guide to Interracial Romance: Love Songs of the Empty Mall “I can take you at this counter,” says a woman to my wife. “We’re together,” I tell her. I take a credit card out of my phone case and wait to wave it over a handset as a cashier who looks like she’s a high school kid folds clothes and puts them in a bag. The woman, glasses and curls of red [...]

Our Community

Susan Graham2021-11-20T16:42:15+00:00November 20th, 2021|

I’m not surprised by the outcome. I am disappointed. I think it’s very important to understand how it can happen that a 17-year old was acquitted for killing two people during a public response to unequal justice (read: race riot.) The world is watching while addressing racial issues in their own communities. Humans are community-based. The law of Kenosha, Wisconsin supports the community mindset that’s been in place there for generations. Kyle Rittenhouse’s grandparents still live in Kenosha; he is of that community. Kyle Rittenhouse said he ‘didn’t do anything [...]