Mixed Race

Comments by Susan Graham

2018-11-03T20:41:01+00:00November 3rd, 2018|

Comments by Susan Graham for Project RACE (Reclassify All Children Equally) Fall, 2018 National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations Meeting November 2, 2018   The Casey Foundation's 2018 KIDS COUNT® Data Book warns that the 2020 census is mired in challenges that could shortchange the official census count by at least two million kids younger than age 5. This discrepancy would also put hundreds of millions of federal dollars at risk and, in doing so, underfund programs that are critical for family stability and opportunity; essential programs like housing, [...]

About Project RACE

2018-10-17T07:34:44+00:00October 17th, 2018|

Project RACE is a non-profit NATIONAL organization advocating for multiracial individuals. We advocate for “multiracial” or “check two or more” classifications on forms. We hold schools, business, the media and other institutions responsible for treating multiracial people fairly, especially children. We do this by speaking directly with them, providing materials, writing opinion pieces, sharing experiences, etc. We are proactive. We also provide information on medical issues and hold bone marrow donor drives. We have very active divisions: Teens, Kids, and Grandparents, which hold Multiracial Heritage Week every year from June [...]

A Few Words to AP

2018-09-12T20:35:29+00:00September 12th, 2018|

A Few Words to the Associated Press Several months ago, the Associated Press (AP) changed their stylebook to read: <<The AP Stylebook states the following about the terms biracial, multiracial, and mixed: “Acceptable, when clearly relevant, to describe people with more than one racial heritage. Usually more useful when describing large, diverse groups of people than individuals. Avoid mixed-race, which can carry negative connotations, unless a story subject prefers the term. Be specific if possible, and then use biracial for people of two heritages or multiracial for those of two [...]

It’s Famous Friday!

2018-08-10T05:51:16+00:00August 10th, 2018|

Beyonce Beyonce doesn’t need a huge introduction. Most everyone knows her name. She is a multiracial singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and businesswoman. She is married to Jay-Z and they have three children. She was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Her father is African American. Her mother is Louisiana Creole, including African, French, Acadian/French-Canadian, as well as Irish and Spanish. Beyonce will be on the cover of Vogue this September. “When I first started, 21 years ago, I was told that it was hard for me to get onto covers [...]

Important Update

2018-08-07T07:12:59+00:00August 7th, 2018|

Project RACE Update August, 2018 Census Undercount of the Multiracial Population – IMPORTANT! The US Census Bureau does not want multiracial or biracial people to be counted as multiracial. Numerous organizations both non-profit and governmental do not want the multiracial population counted as two or more races. They want to count us, but as single-race individuals. Outreach programs have been started that systematically omit the multiracial community. This will continue until the 2020 Census. Every community has been asked to be a part of the efforts to count their population [...]

A Very Special Famous Friday!

2018-08-02T23:02:32+00:00August 2nd, 2018|

Alexis Cook On behalf of Project RACE, I am so excited to introduce my awesome new Project RACE Teens Co-President, Alexis Cook! Alexis is talented, smart and dedicated and we are delighted to welcome her to our team. Whether it be as a leader at her high school or out serving in her community, Alexis is all about loving people and bringing them together. “I’ve often heard my parents say, build a longer table, not a higher fence,” Alexis shared. “This quote speaks to the need for conversation and community, versus [...]

It’s Famous Friday!

2018-07-27T05:26:39+00:00July 27th, 2018|

Kali Hawk Kali is an American multiracial actress, comedian, and model. Her ethnicity is African American, Native American, and German Jewish. Kali was raised in New York and known as a child prodigy. She began high school at the age of twelve. She attended the prestigious New York Arts University, SUNY. She eventually moved to Los Angeles to work as a model. She modeled in magazines and participated in music videos and commercials. Hawk was on Last Comic Standing in 2007. She has starred in movies such as Fifty Shades [...]

New Study

2018-06-30T07:31:41+00:00June 30th, 2018|

New Study Explores How Observers Identify Multiracial Individuals According to a new study, mixed race individuals are likely to be categorized as non-white by observers. According to a new study, by 2050 one in five Americans will identify as multiracial. The study also reported that individuals of multiracial background are usually categorized by observers as non-white. Jacqueline Chen is an assistant psychology professor at the University of Utah and the lead author of the study. She said as more Americans identify as multiracial, it is important to know how these [...]

It’s Famous Friday!

2018-05-11T05:54:15+00:00May 11th, 2018|

James and Inja Yates James and Inja have been married for over fifty seven years. Inja is Korean and was born in Japan. She identifies herself as “a country hick, an American through and through with Korean heritage. A true world citizen.”  James is of African American Indian heritage and was born in Philadelphia, PA. They have three children and seven grandchildren. James and Inja are the founders of Soul 2 Seoul scholarship foundation. Soul 2 Seoul’s primary mission is to provide assistance and options to mixed race students of [...]

Famous Friday!

2018-05-04T05:53:10+00:00May 4th, 2018|

FAMOUS FRIDAY: J. COLE Rapper J. Cole is on fire! I told our Project RACE readers about how awesome and brilliant he was three years ago and he’s only gotten hotter since then. Just last month, his new album, “KOD,” was released, and on that very first day logged more than 36.5 million Spotify streams in the United States alone, a record breaking first-day for Spotify. “KOD” hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart, Cole’s fifth consecutive Billboard No. 1! J.Cole is a German-American hip hop recording artist, producer, and writer from Fayetteville, North Carolina. [...]

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