"Biracial," "interracial," "multiracial," and "mixed-race" are used interchangeably and are often self-prescribed by individuals and their families. As this group increases in the general population, teachers are beginning to see more of these children in their classrooms. In this article, the...
Some flowers need the searing sun to grow, others the shade. My pain is not my children’s pain. My fears are not their fears. They will have their own joys, their own challenges, their own wounds. Just as I have had mine. For me, the world was either black or white when it cam...
My pain is not my children’s pain. My fears are not their fears. They will have their own joys, their own challenges, their own wounds. Just as I have had mine. For me, the world was either black or white when it came to race; in other words, either right or wrong. For my ...
In James McBride’s memoir he documents his upbringing as a biracial child on the East Coast and his mother’s personal history—from a young Jewish immigrant to a runaway teenager to raising twelve biracial children. Both of their journeys to finding a place in the world are interwoven as...
Truly, one of the greatest gifts you can give your children and the most powerful way to foster empathy is to expose them to people unlike themselves. Challenge stereotypes and prejudice. This one is tough. When I became the mother of multiracial children, I vowed that I would never allow...
We Cast a Shadow is about a father’s fierce determination to protect his biracial son, Nigel, from racism. The unnamed protagonist feels certain that “demelanization” is the way to go. To pull it off, all he needs is the resources, which involves obtaining a higher position at the sh...
Paul Cuffe (1759-1817) was biracial; his father was black, and his mother was Native American (a Wampanoag Indian). When Cuffe was 13, his father died, and Cuffe and his brothers inherited their father's 116-acre farm. However, farm life was not from Cuffe; it was life at the sea...
Transracial adoptionis becoming increasingly commonand socially accepted in America as couples continue to open their arms to children of all backgrounds. This calls for increased education around transracial adoption — its joys, challenges and the unique journey of adopting interracially. ...
‘Mummy, am I white?’ What I've learned from raising biracial children My daughter's question sent me back in time, and brought up old wounds. But I soon learned that my pain is not my daughters' pain. By Tasneem JamalUpdated July 4, 2017 One night when she was six years old,...
I also identify as both black and white (being that I am biracial). I don’t exclusively identify with one group over another. This gives me autonomy as I can flow from one group of people to the next. I become ethnically ambiguous and can blend into any situation, in turn making me...