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An Injustice!

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I’m White on the Outside, but Black Through and Through

My family had a complicated relationship with race — “Oreos” are what my family called Black folks who betrayed their skin color. They were the ones who might look black on the outside but whose actions showed they were white on the inside. Growing up as a white-passing person I might have been accused of being the opposite. But…

Race

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I’m White on the Outside, but Black Through and Through
I’m White on the Outside, but Black Through and Through
Race

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Be Yourself

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I’m not afraid to spill family secrets

The cynic in me says I’ve made a side hustle out of airing my family’s dirty laundry. To be fair, writing about family secrets started as self-therapy about a decade ago. But that private journaling turned into regular public blogging after a trial post on Facebook earned likes and shares…

Race

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I’m not afraid to spill family secrets
I’m not afraid to spill family secrets
Race

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Still Loving

I’ve often wondered what a dirt-poor, white handyman would see in a poorly educated, black domestic worker. Certainly, they saw love. But undoubtedly, they also glimpsed the future. Decades before Richard and Mildred Loving defied interracial marriage laws and social mores, my grandmother and her common-law husband did the same…

Interracial Relationships

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Still Loving
Still Loving
Interracial Relationships

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The pandemic has placed my daughters on unequal footing. I’m not sure what’s next.

In the national debate over reopening school buildings, the parents of more than 50 million American school children were forced to make decisions that could have long-term implications for their children’s health and education. Some families had plentiful, if imperfect, schooling options this fall: pods, private tutors, schools able to…

Schools

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The pandemic has placed my daughters on unequal footing. I’m not sure what’s next.
The pandemic has placed my daughters on unequal footing. I’m not sure what’s next.
Schools

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Be Yourself

·Nov 20, 2022

THE DNA OF DADS

DNA testing sometimes reveals truths– the ones your family will not. Recently it confirmed my life-long hypothesis: the man I knew to be my father, with his dark clay complexion and tightly coiled locks, could not have passed on the genes responsible for my pale skin and straight hair. By…

Family

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THE DNA OF DADS
THE DNA OF DADS
Family

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Jun 14, 2022

My daughter struggled through high school. Graduation season is bittersweet.

As each high school graduate approached the microphone at the synagogue we attend to discuss their future plans, I shrank back in my seat. Then I looked at my oldest daughter in the seat next to me. She stared straight ahead. As a high school senior, she too had reached…

Graduation

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My daughter struggled through high school. Graduation season is bittersweet.
My daughter struggled through high school. Graduation season is bittersweet.
Graduation

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Vunela

·Jan 7, 2022

Some of the best goals I’ve ever set at work or in life, I’ve missed.

Some of the best goals I’ve ever set at work or in life, I’ve missed. So, if you’re starting off the new year planning to count calories, measure career milestones or track bucket list accomplishments, my best advice is to set goals you’re sure to miss. For more than 15…

Work Life Balance

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Some of the best goals I’ve ever set at work or in life, I’ve missed.
Some of the best goals I’ve ever set at work or in life, I’ve missed.
Work Life Balance

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Dec 6, 2021

Racial ‘passing’ is still a reality. Here’s why I embraced my complex identity

The origins of passing stretch back to our country’s founding. For some Black people, crossing the color line meant a chance to improve their social status, economic opportunity, and marital prospects. Some scholars claim passing is no longer a phenomenon because of greater economic opportunity and stronger legal protections for…

Race

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Racial ‘passing’ is still a reality. Here’s why I embraced my complex identity
Racial ‘passing’ is still a reality. Here’s why I embraced my complex identity
Race

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Aug 31, 2021

A birth certificate masked my multiracial truth

My face burned — whether with anger or shame, I wasn’t sure. In 1994, I stood outside human resources at the CBS offices in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Studio City and listened to my future boss over the phone. You want the job? You need to complete the paperwork…

Race

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A birth certificate masked my multiracial truth
A birth certificate masked my multiracial truth
Race

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Be Yourself

·Jul 22, 2021

Neecie

For years, the guiding force in my life tied my shoes, yanked a comb through my tangled hair, and then dragged me along by the hand wherever she went. My big sister Neecie had big dreams and wasn’t about to let me slow her down. Being the only girl in…

Family

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Neecie
Neecie
Family

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