For the longest time, I always felt out of place. Growing up as a Mixed kid in a mostly White neighborhood, there were very few who looked like I did. Even less who had a similar upbringing. Visiting relatives made…
For the longest time, I always felt out of place. Growing up as a Mixed kid in a mostly White neighborhood, there were very few who looked like I did. Even less who had a similar upbringing. Visiting relatives made…
Every few years, I take a look at my personal portfolio site and revamp it a little. Usually with a new piece of work, or to take a look at my biography. And last thing I always do before closing…
It’s almost like a reflex. Whenever the topic of identity comes up, being multiracial we start to become mathematicians. In the past when I was asked about my ethnicity, I would describe it in confusing fractions: “My dad is white…
I am a biracial man. My mother is a Black woman and my departed father was from a family of Eastern European immigrants. I was brought up to respect and admire both sides of my family and this includes being…
“What Are You?” Being multiracial, this is a far too common question. Especially in America, it comes as no surprise when a stranger looks in our direction, makes that face, and more often than not, feels completely comfortable to ask which…
This article originally appeared in the newsletter. Join here to receive more articles in your inbox. As mixed people, we’ve become accustomed to identifying by our labels. It’s just so natural to say that we’re part of one racial category…
It was the smallest of changes. I had just arrived back in the United States after spending 5 years as a teenager of living in the land of the Danes. During my time abroad, I had often visited my father…
For years, we’ve been told the story that there is one way of being. What we think of as normal, the default, is White. The people we’ve been told to admire, the heroes that we see on screen, have by…
Recently, my job has begun engaging in more conversations about diversity and inclusion. As part of an effort to be greater allies and creators of change. The first step being one of the most important – educating ourselves about a…
“Blackbirds and bluebirds don’t mix.” “You shall not be unequally yolked.” From the myth of the Tower of Babel to the book of Revelation and the story of the Curse of Ham, the evangelical faith has a history of using…
