Weblog » Archives » December 2004

  • Organization helps underprivileged mixed children in Korea CVK The Korea Herald profiles the work of Pearl S. Buck International Korea, an organization which helps mixed Korean children navigate the prejudice and discr…

  • Happy Chrismukkah! JC I got a heads-up (thanks ELW!) about this great line of cards that caters to those who celebrate both Chanukah and Christmas. Finally, something substantial for the interfaith kids! Chrismukkah.co…

  • WARD WATCH: Connerly gives a computer through the Detroit News Helping Hands project JC Yup, we're watching Ward's moves -- big and small. I think it’s interesting that he participated in this charitable program in Mic…

  • Santa Claus is mixed too JC Aaron Gruder of The Boondocks makes his Santa Claus mixed this season.

  • Reality show re-unites adoptee with real father…along with chance of winning $100,000 JC MSN News reports the latest in tasteless reality TV. On January 3rd, Fox will present a special enititled “Who’s Your Daddy?” A w…

  • It’s good to know we aren’t the only ones who are noticing… JCThe current issue of Time looks back at the marketing trends of 2004 and notes “color blind casting”: With little fanfare, interracial couples were eve…

  • LETTER TO EDITOR Love more than black and white JC Our letter to the editor regarding an article on interracial relationships was printed in today’s Corvallis Gazette-Times: We are writing in response to Mary Ann…

  • Oh no! More hair drama! CVK When it rains, it pours! Right after my rant about the unnecessary hysteria that white moms exhibit when it comes to doing the hair of their black or biracial kids, here comes yet another s…

  • LETTER TO EDITOR Article about Project Race gets its census facts wrong CVK The Tallahassee Democrat published an article yesterday about Project Race and its founder, Susan Graham, but it got one big detail about the…

  • Thurmond’s biracial daughter’s book comes out next month CVK In a matter of weeks, we’ll all be able to get our hands on the ultimate Tragic Mulatta memoir. Yup, Essie Mae Washington-Williams, the “secret” biracial dau…

  • JDate is for everyone. JCNo making fun of me. It is PURE coincidence that I am posting about 2 different dating sites consecutively. Actually, thanks to Kiyomi for giving us a heads up on this article about JDate, an o…

  • “Start creating your own real life interracial dating story”?! yuck. JC I don’t even know why I am bothering to post this. But it’s out there. Interracial Dating Central is a new site that apparently helps people to fi…

  • We have “Generation EA”, the UK has “Generation M” JC The UK’s New Statesman interviews Kwame Kwei-Armah about his new play, Fix Up. It’s interesting to see this parallel discussion going on outside of the US. Is…

  • Interracial date sparked vicious torture and near-murder CVK The Boston Herald reports that Dmitri Long (pictured left) will answer charges today that he attacked another Caucasian man for the simple reason that he onc…

  • Hate mail targets black men who date interracially CVK The Mercury News reports that a person who has sent threatening letters denouncing interracial relationships to some NFL players and other prominent black men now …

  • Mixed male model wins Bravo’s “Manhunt” CVK The mixed race beauty myth rears its head again! Biracial (Thai and Icelandic) Jon Jonsson just won a contract with IMG models on the Bravo show “Manhunt,” a male version of …

  • Hair drama: white moms and their black/biracial kids CVK The Indianapolis Star has an article on transracial adoption. Now, the article itself is good, and it especially does a great job in terms of talking about resou…

  • TN man gets 10-month sentence for cross-burning incident CVK The Chattanoogan reports that a judge has sentenced Tennessee man Johnny Pittman to 10 months in federal custody for burning a cross in front of an inter…

  • Rape victims thrive and prosper in matriarchal Kenyan village CVK The New York Times has a fascinating article about a village in Kenya called Umoja, populated almost entirely by women, most of whom were chased out of …

  • Media Matters for America speaks out against bigoted column condemning IR relationships JC Media Matters for America is a “web-based, not-for-profit progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensi…

  • Black cops file discrimination lawsuit against Baltimore police department CVK The Mercury News reports that “twenty-one black current and former city police officers filed a discrimination lawsuit against the city…

  • Connerly calls it quits and takes his show on the road JC A surprise move from Connerly has him declining any possible re-appoinment to the UC Board of Regents. Black America Web reports that Ward is ending his time on…

  • Does song on new Nas album criticize interracial couples? CVK Before I get into this, let me just say that I am a HUGE Nas fan. Not only does he have a vividly visual way of telling a story, but he’s one of the greates…

  • Anonymous letters attack Taye Diggs for his interracial marriage CVK Newsday reports that someone has been sending threatening letters to key people in the theater industry, criticizing the interracial marriage between…

  • “Half-English, half-Canadian, half-Korean doesn’t add up” JC The Globe and Mail features an article by an English man in an interracial relationship. Now that he is married to a Korean woman he finds himself more aware…

  • Cute short features mixed family ES (a new MMW contributor!) The Amazon Theater at Amazon.com is now showing a film short entitled "Tooth Fairy" by director Jake Scott, starring Chris Noth as the dad. It features a mix…

  • ABC Family orders pilot about mixed race family CVK Yahoo Entertainment News reports that cable's ABC Family has ordered a comedy pilot about a multiethnic family: "The tentatively titled "East of Normal, West of We…

  • Gwen and Andre sing about interracial dating JC I have soooo much other junk to actually talk about this album (I just recently saw the video for the track, “What You Waiting For”…Gwen, what is up with you being surrou…

  • Court blocks execution at last minute for George E. Banks CVK The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court blocked the execution of George E. Banks today, just a day before he was sche…

  • No wonder Ward wants to keep fighting Affirmative Action! He’s rollin’ in the dough! JC I meant to post this earlier…Last week, The Detroit News reported on infamous affirmative action opponent, Ward Connerly. Apparent…

  • Growing up mixed has prepared Degrassi High actor JC The Boston Herald talks to some of the cast of Degrassi High: The Next Generation. The show is known for tackling difficult teen issues including substance abuse and…

  • Connerly vs. Smiley debate: "Opportunity in America: Is the Playing Field Level?" JC Oh my goodness. The ice cream metaphors live on. Why Ward, WHY? Last night, at Southern Methodist University in Texas, Ward Connerly …

  • Reminiscing about a mixed Thanksgiving JC Rochelle Riley, columnist for the Detroit Free Press reminisces about Thanksgiving with her mixed family. It’s a very short and simple account, but one with a positive message.…