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Topic: "Black people come in different colors".... |
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Forum: History of the U.S. Color Line Posted: Mon 15 Jun 2009 03:20 Subject: "Black people come in different colors".... |
Do people who self identify as black Americans in fact display a range of skin, eye, and hair colors? The answer is yes, as best as I've been able to determine it.
"Black people come in al ... |
Topic: "Black people come in different colors".... |
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Forum: History of the U.S. Color Line Posted: Sat 06 Jun 2009 02:48 Subject: "Black people come in different colors".... |
| The statement would only sounds ridiculous to someone who believes that people can be literally black in the first place. Considering that "Black American" is an ethnic group that historical ... |
Topic: "Black people come in different colors".... |
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Forum: History of the U.S. Color Line Posted: Sat 06 Jun 2009 02:45 Subject: "Black people come in different colors".... |
That's like asking why do Dominicans claim that their brethren with dark brown skin and obvious African ancestry are "indian" rather than "black"? Is that also a "dna lie& ... |
Topic: "Black people come in different colors".... |
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Forum: History of the U.S. Color Line Posted: Fri 05 Jun 2009 17:08 Subject: "Black people come in different colors".... |
That's the insinuation of saying Black people come in all colors; Green eyes, straight/wavy hair, white or yellow skin is native to SSA is the insinuation.
So are we discussing members of the black ... |
Topic: "Black people come in different colors".... |
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Forum: History of the U.S. Color Line Posted: Fri 05 Jun 2009 16:29 Subject: "Black people come in different colors".... |
Exactly why I cringe, because the people who say this, know it. It's a DNA LIE and a ruse
Could you define what you mean by "a DNA lie"?
Do you mean that the black American ethnic grou ... |
Topic: "Black people come in different colors".... |
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Forum: History of the U.S. Color Line Posted: Fri 05 Jun 2009 16:12 Subject: "Black people come in different colors".... |
ause of miscegnation/admixture.
IMO, I feel many AAs like to say 'Blacks come in many colors' yada, yada, yada as a way to deny mixed-raced identity, instill unity, promote racial pride, poke White ... |
Topic: "Black people come in different colors".... |
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Forum: History of the U.S. Color Line Posted: Fri 05 Jun 2009 04:03 Subject: "Black people come in different colors".... |
| I cringe every time I see or hear this. Why do some Black people say this? Why do they classify every person with known or discernible African ancestry as Black? |
Topic: Black parents with White kids |
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Forum: Molecular Anthropology and Genetics Posted: Tue 19 May 2009 03:51 Subject: Black parents with White kids |
Stacey Dashes Daughter
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Topic: Black parents with White kids |
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Forum: Molecular Anthropology and Genetics Posted: Mon 18 May 2009 19:31 Subject: Black parents with White kids |
emma bunton and husband
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Topic: Black parents with White kids |
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Forum: Molecular Anthropology and Genetics Posted: Mon 18 May 2009 18:04 Subject: Black parents with White kids |
Ben Harper's family with Laura Dern
son and daughter
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Topic: The native people of Greenland |
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Forum: Molecular Anthropology and Genetics Posted: Sun 03 May 2009 04:17 Subject: Re: The native people of Greenland |
What race are they considered to be?
Not sure what you mean by "race," since biological races do not exist in humans. They were originally an Inuit, or Eskimo, people. Now, the population ... |
Topic: The native people of Greenland |
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Forum: Molecular Anthropology and Genetics Posted: Sat 02 May 2009 23:09 Subject: The native people of Greenland |
| What race are they considered to be? |
Topic: Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception |
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Forum: Books of Interest Posted: Fri 06 Feb 2009 04:22 Subject: Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception |
Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line
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The secret double life of th ... |
Topic: Barbara Delinsky's "throwback" novel Family Tree |
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Forum: Books of Interest Posted: Fri 06 Feb 2009 04:19 Subject: Barbara Delinsky's "throwback" novel Family Tree |
From Publishers Weekly
When Dana and Hugh Clarke's baby is born into their wealthy, white New England seaside community, the baby's unmistakably African-American features puzzle her thoroughly Anglo- ... |
Topic: Were Ralph Nader's comments racist? |
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Tue 16 Dec 2008 03:57 Subject: Were Ralph Nader's comments racist? |
| I agree with what he said. |
Topic: Is Prince Black? |
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Forum: Popular Culture Posted: Thu 27 Nov 2008 20:03 Subject: Is Prince Black? |
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We were having a larger conversation about his belief system and his politics. He told me he didn’t have a horse in the N ... |
Topic: Mixed Chicks chat.comFanshen Cox & Heidi W. Durrow |
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Forum: Popular People Posted: Wed 16 Jan 2008 17:34 Subject: Mixed Chicks chat.comFanshen Cox & Heidi W. Durrow |
| Today, they will be talking about multi-racial activism. |
Topic: ONE DROP by Bliss Broyard (Anatole's daughter) |
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Forum: Books of Interest Posted: Tue 15 Jan 2008 05:34 Subject: ONE DROP by Bliss Broyard (Anatole's daughter) |
Here's a link to next months new African American Lives 2. Premiering February 6th
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/aal2/
As you can see, Bliss is the first photo , on the top left. ... |
Topic: Check Out This Brazilian Girl Who Identifies Herself As |
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Forum: Molecular Anthropology and Genetics Posted: Sat 29 Dec 2007 02:09 Subject: Check Out This Brazilian Girl Who Identifies Herself As |
There is no Black skin.
Black skin, meaning SSA features and the darkest of skin. Can they or do they claim themselves as European in Brazil? How does that go over? |
Topic: ONE DROP by Bliss Broyard (Anatole's daughter) |
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Forum: Books of Interest Posted: Sat 29 Dec 2007 01:13 Subject: ONE DROP by Bliss Broyard (Anatole's daughter) |
Gates is having another A.A lives program on pbs in February. Bliss will be on it.  |
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