He couldn’t wait to tell me about the group of black boys who walked up to him and gave him dap. Or how the assistant principal, a black man in his late 30s, asked to take a photo with him during recess.
Not directly related, but this was a pretty interesting (and long) read about racial identity recently as well: Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t.
As a multiracial person, I empathize a lot with both the author of this article and her boy. Most Americans still think about race in terms of Black/White/Latino/Asian and don't understand race...
As a multiracial person, I empathize a lot with both the author of this article and her boy. Most Americans still think about race in terms of Black/White/Latino/Asian and don't understand race beyond those categories.
This was an uplifting read, thank you.
Not directly related, but this was a pretty interesting (and long) read about racial identity recently as well: Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t.
As a multiracial person, I empathize a lot with both the author of this article and her boy. Most Americans still think about race in terms of Black/White/Latino/Asian and don't understand race beyond those categories.