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One Drop of Love at Chestnut Hill College
Many drops of love and gratitude to Dr. Juliana Mosely and the Black Student Union at Chestnut Hill College for bringing One Drop of Love to campus in celebration of Black History/Black Futures month! Here is Dr. Mosely’s eye-opening TED … Continue reading
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One Drop of Love at Millsaps College
In this video you’ll get a glimpse of our tech rehearsal process, and the introduction to our writing workshop ‘History and Identity in the Story of My Name.” This was our first time in Mississippi and we were so blown … Continue reading
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Fanshen’s Reflections on Performing One Drop at the Susan Bailis Assisted Living Facility in Boston
“Seeing all those people. All those people I had left behind. So many of them had passed away and I just could not bear it.” My father says this line at the end of One Drop. It’s a culmination of … Continue reading
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One Drop of Love Q&A: Ask the tough questions
One Drop of Love is a multimedia one-woman show exploring the intersections of race, class, gender, justice and LOVE. Please SUBSCRIBE to support our work and to get updates on our channel Sign up for the One Drop of Love … Continue reading
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How I Learned about the One-Drop Rule: Thomas (part 2)
President of MASC, Thomas Lopez, continues to discuss mixed race/multiracial and Latino/Hispanic racial categories on the U.S. Census and how these differ from California’s categories. Watch Part 1 of the video here: bit.ly/28M6AIO Visit MASC (Multiracial Americans of Southern California) … Continue reading
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How I Learned About the One-Drop Rule: Thomas (Part 1)
This is PART 1 of a 2-part response to our question: When was the first time you learned about the one-drop rule? Thomas Lopez is President of MASC (Multiracial Americans of Southern California http://bit.ly/28KMb19). He talks to his daughter and … Continue reading
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One Drop of Love Q&A: Ferguson, Police Brutality, Anger
TRANSCRIPT: PATTI: You’ve been doing the show a lot. You’ve gone to a lot of different places. Last weekend you were in San Antonio. In the wake of the Ferguson non-indictment, and the ensuing civil protest, what has it been … Continue reading
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How I Learned about the One-Drop Rule: Ken Tanabe, Founder of Loving Day
Ken Tanabe is the Founder of Loving Day (www.lovingday.org) Please visit the website to learn how you can participate in or create your own celebration of Loving Day. Please SIGN and SHARE the petition to make #LovingDay a federal observance: … Continue reading
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One Drop of Love Q&A: What is a ‘Fanshen’?, From Discomfort to Evolving
TRANSCRIPT: (clapping) CHANDRA: I’d like to introduce Dr. Lester. Dr. Lester is a Foundation Professor of English and one of the Founding Directors of Project Humanities at Arizona State University. Welcome Dr. Lester. (clapping) DR. LESTER: You do a lot … Continue reading
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How I Learned About the One-Drop Rule: Betsy
TRANSCRIPT: FANSHEN: Recently I asked my friends, when was the first time they heard about the one-drop rule – and their answers were really incredible, so we’re sharing them here, and we’d like to hear yours. So send us an … Continue reading
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