mixed race
How Netflix’s ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Sparked Allegations Of ‘Blackwashing’ And A Conversation Over Culture, Race and Identity in Modern Egypt
The world recognizes ancient Egypt as a civilization characterized by its openness to other cultures. It was a melting pot of different civilizations and ethnicities, and one of the ancient world’s premier civilizations because of its legendary history, culture, art […]
‘Dr. Jenn’ On Helping Parents Show Their Mixed-Race Kids How To Figure Out Their Own Identities
For Dr. Jennifer Noble, a clinical psychologist and parenting coach, the best way for kids to figure out their individual identities, particularly if they’re mixed-race, is through informed parents. HER BACKGROUND “Dr. Jenn,” as she’s known online, is a licensed […]
Colorism is Alive and Real: Can We Talk About It?
Identity is a funny thing. We write books about it. Movies are made about it. How we see ourselves in the world is all about it. We often wax nostalgic about it — personal identity, place identity, community identity, social […]
Beautifully Arranged: Sol and Liz Ocampo — A Family Steeped in a Love That Began as Strangers in Marriage (Part 1 of 2)
Christian pastors Solomon (“Sol”) and Liz Ocampo have taken a unique path to love. They didn’t meet and fall in love and then get married — on the contrary, it was an arranged wedding. Both of their sets of parents […]
Karl Olsen: Finding a Cultural Soul in a Multicultural Identity
Karl Olsen, native of Niwot, Colo., USA explains that people often look at him “like some sort of puzzle piece.” Just like everyone else, he grew up experiencing the culture around him but as a Japanese-Caucasian he felt his physical […]
Colin Kaepernick: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
A little boy born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin soon became one of the most talked-about quarterbacks in the NFL. According to the author of an article posted in The New York Times, Colin Kaepernick was born to a white mother and […]
Trini Girl In London… Suits UK – The NHC Cruise
An infuriating buzzing noise dragged me out of my deep sleep. So irritating. I cracked my eyes open wearily. What could it be? Straining my ears but still trying to hang on to the sweet surrender of sleep, I lift […]
Celebrities use fame to combat sickle cell disease
It’s almost weird to have a day go by not hearing about someone supporting breast cancer or military families. Understandably so, as these issues touch many lives — I myself have had family members in each of these groups, and […]
