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"SOMETHING NEW" ISN’T NECESSARILY SOMETHING GOOD

By Clare X. Brown Since the release of the film Something New, (featuring a black female/ white male interracial relationship) there has been a major effort in the blogosphere to similarly encourage … more »

Ruminations of a Racial Realist

Tyra's Black Women's Summit — 2 comments

prometheustherebel wrote 2 weeks ago:   Emmy winning, Tyra Banks from The Tyra Banks Show. This afternoon the Tyra Banks show re-aired an … more »

Tags: Television, African-American, Banks, black, Black Consciousness, Black Women's Summit, Dating, down low, essence magazine

Mbalax To Move Your Body And Soul — 7 comments

Erica Johansson wrote 1 month ago: Ami Collé - Wonne Ma Ko Just discovered this new artists, Ami Collé. I love her voice and the r … more »

Tags: Africa, Culture, Dance, Music, Senegal, african beat, African Music, ami colle, Body

Juneteenth – Happy Freedom Day!

Jon Kendrick wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been teaching this whole year based on the theme “Time and Place”, so I seem to live from … more »

Tags: Boston Spirit, Events:Misc, New York, NY, Black Consciousness, Black History Month, Black Male, Booker T. Washington, Emancipation Proclamation, Freedom Day

"SOMETHING NEW" ISN’T NECESSARILY SOMETHING GOOD — 214 comments

clarexbrown wrote 6 months ago: By Clare X. Brown Since the release of the film Something New, (featuring a black female/ white mal … more »

Tags: African-American, african american women, African-Americans, black, Black Americans, Black Consciousness, Black Love, black women, Black women married to white men

"SOMETHING NEW" ISN’T NECESSARILY SOMETHING GOOD — 223 comments

ruminationsofaracialrealist wrote 6 months ago: By Clare X. Brown Since the release of the film Something New, (featuring a black female/ white mal … more »

Tags: African-American, african american women, African-Americans, black, Black Americans, Black Consciousness, Black Love, black women, Black women married to white men

What Was He Thinking/Drinking? — 8 comments

Mike wrote 7 months ago: Civil rights activist. Former congressman and mayor of Atlanta. First African American UN Ambassador … more »

Tags: Politics, Andrew Young, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, hillary clinton

Good Morning, Sunshine

loveisdope wrote 7 months ago: MTV goes on an “easter egg hunt” with Jay-Z. Jay actually has much more clever rhymes t … more »

Tags: hip-hop, morning links..., Politics, TV, GOP Debate, Jay-Z, obama

RUMINATIONS ON RACIAL IDENTITY — 15 comments

clarexbrown wrote 1 year ago: By Clare X. Brown  I cannot stand hypocrisy in relation to race matters, and one of the areas that … more »

Tags: African-American, Biracial, black, Black Biracial, Mixed Race, multiracial, Racial Identity

RUMINATIONS ON RACIAL IDENTITY — 19 comments

ruminationsofaracialrealist wrote 1 year ago: By Clare X. Brown  I cannot stand hypocrisy in relation to race matters, and one of the areas that … more »

Tags: African-American, Biracial, black, Black Biracial, Mixed Race, multiracial, Racial Identity

THE BLACK EUROPHILES — 84 comments

ruminationsofaracialrealist wrote 1 year ago: By Clare X. Brown Europe is inextricably linked with whiteness for the same reason that Africa … more »

Tags: African-American, African American Expatriates, African Americans in Europe, Assimilated Black, Assimilated Blacks, assimilation, Assimilationist, Black American Expatriates, Black Americans in Europe

THE MOVE TO DE-RACIALIZE BLACK PEOPLE — 42 comments

ruminationsofaracialrealist wrote 1 year ago: By Mary (Guest Commentator)  Some Black people believe that we are moving toward a racially homoge … more »

Tags: African-American, African-Americans, assimilation, Assimilationist, Biracial, black, Black Biracial, Black Consciousness, De-racialization

THE MOVE TO DE-RACIALIZE BLACK PEOPLE — 41 comments

clarexbrown wrote 1 year ago: By Mary (Guest Commentator)  Some Black people believe that we are moving toward a racially homoge … more »

Tags: African-American, African-Americans, assimilation, Assimilationist, Biracial, black, Black Biracial, Black Consciousness, De-racialization

"BLACK MUSIC", "WHITE MUSIC", AND BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS — 34 comments

ruminationsofaracialrealist wrote 1 year ago:  By Clare X. Brown  I love music…as a child my father had an INCREDIBLE record collection (proba … more »

Tags: African-American, African American Music, Black Consciousness, Black Music, Black Self-Love, cultural appropriation

AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THEIR MULTIRACIAL HERITAGE — 43 comments

ruminationsofaracialrealist wrote 1 year ago:  By Clare X. Brown  While African Americans generally consider themselves as “black” a … more »

Tags: African-American, Biracial, black, Colorism, Mixed Race, multiracial, Racial Identity

AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THEIR MULTIRACIAL HERITAGE — 43 comments

clarexbrown wrote 1 year ago:  By Clare X. Brown  While African Americans generally consider themselves as “black” a … more »

Tags: African-American, Biracial, black, Colorism, Mixed Race, multiracial, Racial Identity

To Parents of Black and Black Biracial Children — 23 comments

ruminationsofaracialrealist wrote 1 year ago: Aside from obvious abuse, in my opinion, the worst thing a parent can do to a black or black biracia … more »

Tags: Mixed Race, Biracial, Black Biracial, racism, black, Black Self-Esteem, minority, racial taunts, Black Studies

To PARENTS OF BLACK AND BLACK BIRACIAL CHILDREN — 31 comments

ruminationsofaracialrealist wrote 1 year ago:  By Clare X. Brown  Aside from obvious abuse, in my opinion, the worst thing a parent can do to a … more »

Tags: Biracial, black, Black Biracial, Black Children, Black Parenting, Black Parents, Black Self-Esteem, Black Studies, minority

IS "BIRACIAL" A WAY OF SAYING I DON'T WANT TO BE THOUGHT OF AS "BLACK"? — 21 comments

ruminationsofaracialrealist wrote 2 years ago: By Clare X. Brown   My feeling is that if whites as the dominant group in society(who get to defin … more »

Tags: Biracial, Black Biracial, Mixed Race, Racial Categorization, Racial Identity

IS "BIRACIAL" A WAY OF SAYING I DON'T WANT TO BE THOUGHT OF AS "BLACK"? — 20 comments

clarexbrown wrote 2 years ago: By Clare X. Brown   My feeling is that if whites as the dominant group in society(who get to defin … more »

Tags: Biracial, Black Biracial, Mixed Race, Racial Categorization, Racial Identity


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