Twenty-one years ago, I was interviewed for a cover story in the late, great Black Issues Book Review magazine, with fellow Mixed-Black authors Walter Mosley, Staceyann Chin, and Mat Johnson. The article, by Elizabeth Atkins, explored how we identified on the heels of the then brand-new Census category that made history by including a way for Mixed folks to designate themselves. That’s me in the upper left corner.
Mar 20, 2022·edited Mar 20, 2022Liked by TaRessa Stovall
I love this - I subscribe to a number of creators who advertise/promote events where the hosts of these events were so adamant and specific about "Black women only" and not other non-White, I really felt some type of way. Furthermore, some of these spaces are where I hear terms like "preference" which - to many - often includes bi-racial Black women, used in a negative manner. Your pre-acceptance inquiry is perfect.
I love this - I subscribe to a number of creators who advertise/promote events where the hosts of these events were so adamant and specific about "Black women only" and not other non-White, I really felt some type of way. Furthermore, some of these spaces are where I hear terms like "preference" which - to many - often includes bi-racial Black women, used in a negative manner. Your pre-acceptance inquiry is perfect.
I strongly advocate a REJECTION of false "black" identity. What's wrong with being "mixed white" or being a white person with racially mixed ancestry? https://medium.com/@mischling2nd/white-racial-identity-racial-mixture-and-the-one-drop-rule-dd4ba7afc834