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April 6, 2013
Challenging Karen Finney's racial identity is just another way of attacking the "tanning" of America.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJanuary 7, 2013
In today's link roundup: NPR's State of the Reunion talks to residents of Pike County, Ohio, where racial lines have been blurred to invisibility. Plus: University of Texas track-and-field coach Bev Kearney resigns.
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by Kristin Booker onSeptember 25, 2012
"I am black. My birth certificate says 'Black,' my parents' birth certificates say 'Black' and my grandparents' birth certificates say 'Black,' " writes XOJane's Kristin Booker, who says she's tired of all the questions.
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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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by Greg Thomas onFebruary 1, 2011
Michael Fosberg was 30 when he found out that his long-lost biological father was black. His life, he says, is so much richer for that discovery -- which is the subject of a one-man play, Incognito, and now a memoir by the same name.
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by Lauren Williams onDecember 13, 2010
Checking a census box that says "black" doesn't mean you're denying your white ancestry. It's just how we roll in America.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onDecember 13, 2010
A report that biracial people are denying their white parents seems absurd to our writer -- but she's paying attention anyway.
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December 13, 2010
A new study posits that black-white biracial adults are increasingly choosing, like President Obama, to emphasize their blackness. But in this country, "black" has always been a mongrel affair.
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May 23, 2010
He has to balance race and politics, says Salon author Rich Benjamin.
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January 21, 2010
The conservative pundit’s recent slip says a lot about the way some Americans see other races.
