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by Clay Cane onFebruary 22, 2011
The furor caused by Berry's assertion that her daughter is black reminds us how confused Americans remain about race.
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by John McWhorter onFebruary 1, 2011
As black people, we can finally get away from the racist "one drop of blood" rule and celebrate our diversity.
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December 17, 2010
This week on the Confab: Join The Root's senior editor Teresa Wiltz as she chats with associate editor Lauren Williams and contributor Thomas Chatterton Williams about the top 20 stories of 2010 and a new study that suggests white-and-black biracial Americans are "passing for black."
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December 10, 2009
“Cablinasian” was the Tiger Woods brand—and it sold.
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by David Swerdlick onDecember 4, 2009
Tiger Woods just got interesting.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onDecember 4, 2009
You got the race-neutral response you always wanted.
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May 14, 2009
Why is actress Rashida Jones able to dodge Hollywood's "race" bullet?
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by Monique Fields onDecember 18, 2008
Race in America is wonderfully complex, unless of course, you're 3.
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by David Swerdlick onDecember 18, 2008
A Mulatto American, for the first time in his adult life, is proud of his country.
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by MIchele Elam onDecember 15, 2008
Give Obama credit for not trying to use his biracial background as an appeal to white working-class voters.
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