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Ralina Joseph Studies Multiraciality in New Book ‘Transcending Blackness’

By Guest PostFebruary 10, 2013Cultureafrican american representations, anti black racism, duke university press, election, exceptional multiracial, mixed race, multiracial black folks, multiraciality, my life, new book, new millennium mulatta, Obama, racially ambiguous, ralina joseph, sell out multiracial, transcending blackness, uw today

Ralina Joseph, associate professor of communications, is the author of “Transcending Blackness: From the New Millennium Mulatta to the Exceptional Multiracial,” published by Duke University Press. She answered a few questions about the book for UW Today.

Q. What’s the concept behind this book?

A. “Transcending Blackness” is about mixed-race African-American representations in the 10 years leading up to Obama’s election in 2008. (more…)

Educational Disadvantages Associated With Race Still Persist in Brazil Despite Improvements, New Study Shows

By Guest PostJanuary 20, 2012Cultureblack and white, black brazilians, black white dichotomy, blacks, brazil, demography, disadvantage, education, educational advantage, educational level, leticia marteleto, mixed race, pardo, race, racial classification, racial labeling, racial mixing, social inequalities, university of texas at austin

AUSTIN, Texas — Despite notable improvements in educational levels and opportunity during the past three decades, disadvantages associated with race still persist in Brazil, according to new research at The University of Texas at Austin.

Although educational advantages for white over black and pardo (mixed-race) adolescents declined considerably in Brazil, the gap is still significant, with whites completing nearly one year more of education. (more…)