Alexis Soloski, “Returning to an ‘Impossible’ Role,” The New York Times, April 24, 2014. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/theater/amber-gray-on-an-octoroon-at-soho-rep.html, |
What if you were told you were whitePosted in Autobiography, Identity Development/Psychology, Interviews, Media Archive, United States, Videos on 2014-10-05 00:46Z by Steven |
What if you were told you were white
All In with Chris Hayes
MSNBC
2014-10-02
Chris Hayes, Host
Lacey Schwartz, Filmaker
“Little White Lie”
But it turns out you’re not. Chris Hayes talks to filmmaker Lacey Schwartz about growing up believing she was white, when in fact, she’s not.
Watch the video here.
How my white mother shaped me into a black manPosted in Articles, Autobiography, Media Archive, United States on 2013-08-13 23:38Z by Steven |
How my white mother shaped me into a black man
Melissa Harris-Perry
MSNBC
2013-08-13
Albert L. Butler, Radio Host
900 AM WURD, Philadelphia
I am an avid watcher of Melissa Harris-Perry, so I was not at all surprised–and was quite pleased–when host Melissa Harris-Perry tackled the subject of white mothers raising black boys in America in the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict. Prior to turning to her panel, the professor reminisced about her white mother offering a relevant (yet often overlooked) point that white mothers of black boys are confronted by the same realities as black mothers.
As the segment continued, I found myself nodding in agreement as the panel of mothers discussed how important it was to talk about race, discrimination, and culture with their black children. I know firsthand how important this is; I am the black son of a white mother, and my mom made sure she addressed those issues in various ways from my early childhood to my early adulthood. Even now, as I stretch across the 40-year-old threshold, we still discuss all of it. Her choices, in very large measure, empowered me to be the strong, confident black man that I am today…
Read the entire article here.
Biracial residents boxed in on U.S. censusPosted in Census/Demographics, New Media, Politics/Public Policy, Social Science, United States, Videos on 2010-04-01 14:38Z by Steven |
Biracial residents boxed in on U.S. census
MSNBC
2010-03-31
Mara Schiavocampo, Digital Correspondent
NBC Nightly News
We’ve asked viewers to tell us how their community has changed since the last census. One viewer from outside Olympia, Washingtonwrote in to tell the story of how diverse her community has become. NBC’s Mara Schiavocampo reports.