Quote by Pauline E. Hopkins, Contending Forces, 1900

Beautiful 🙂 The idea of the tragic mulatto… while sometimes it’s accurate and comforting, isn’t totally helpful. How do you feel about using the word mulatto to describe yourself (if you’re half black half white)?

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German Jewish mom + Black Catholic dad = skilled navigation in discussions about racial, economic, class, educational, gender privilege. Biracial advocate, interracial family adviser, general race conversationalist. I blog, I speak publicly, and I run classes for interracial families on socio-racial identity development (or, how to make sure your kids are secure in themselves without sacrificing your own identity).

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