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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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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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One Drop of Love Q&A: Colorism and Being Biracial

TRANSCRIPT: BRIGETTE: Did you find that; I am not of biracial heritage in that sense immediately but when we talk about Colorism and regardless of whether you’re biracial or not where you fall on that line are those things that … Continue reading

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How I Learned about the One-Drop Rule: Tish

We’re looking for stories from EVERYONE about the first time they learned about the one-drop rule. If you’d like to share yours, send us an email with ‘One-drop rule’ in the subject line and we’ll send you instructions: onedropoflove(at)gmail(dot)com TRANSCRIPT: … Continue reading

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How I Learned about the One-Drop Rule: Rudy

TRANSCRIPT: FANSHEN: Recently I asked my friends, when was the first time they learned about the one-drop rule, and their answers were incredible, so we’re sharing them with you here, and we’d like to hear yours. So send us an … Continue reading

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This Week as an Artivist 3/5/16: Haircut, Nina Simone, Native Voices

TRANSCRIPT: 0:00:00.000,0:00:06.029 Happy Women’s History Month! Yay! DO it women. Let’s DO it! Alright. 0:00:06.029,0:00:13.870 Oh my goodness did you see this? Check it out. Yeah I got a hair cut. Yeah. My friend Erin Athey 0:00:13.870,0:00:20.789 does my hair … Continue reading

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One Drop of Love Q&A: Presidential “Mixedness”

TRANSCRIPT: TANYA: I have a question in terms of the understanding of what being “biracial” is. And now that it is “presidential” (laughs) and people in this country see a person in power who is of mixed race, what have you … Continue reading

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This Week as an Artivist 2/27/16: New Job, Self Care, Mixedness, The Mountaintop, Black Girl Movement Conference

TRANSCRIPT: 0:00:00.000,0:00:04.960 Good morning Artivists! What’s up you all? It’s a little bit late because my birthday 0:00:04.960,0:00:10.530 was on Friday and so I didn’t make a video on Friday or – usually I make them 0:00:10.530,0:00:16.260 on Friday nights … Continue reading

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One Drop of Love Testimonial: Ashley – one story DOES make a difference

TRANSCRIPT: CHANDRA: One of the best parts about the post-show conversations is when people feel compelled to share their own stories. In this clip, Ashley shares what it’s like for her as a Black female traveling through the Dominican Republic. … Continue reading

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