Modern families are finally getting their due in the media with representation in commercials, print ads, films, and now music videos. Alicia Keys just released a new song and video titled, “Blended Family,” and it highlights the beauty of stepfamilies, multiracial families, and yes, two-mom multiracial families to beautiful lyrics about love and familial bonds. […]
Hillary Clinton Sent Surprise Letter to 7-Year-Old Biracial Boy Scared to Not Be White if Trump’s Elected
By Alex Temblador No mother wants their child to fear the future, but that’s exactly what happened with Donna* of Illinois and her seven-year-old biracial son Tyson. Tyson came up to his mother earlier this year in March and asked her, “Who are you going to vote for, Hillary or the guy who wants segregation?” […]
Dad Takes to Social Media After Teacher Calls His Mixed Son a ‘Mutt’
Derogatory terms have no place in school, especially not from a teacher. On October 12, Kaden Brown, 11 years old, was asked by his middle-aged white teacher, “Are you a mutt?” Kaden didn’t know what the term meant so the teacher and another student explained it meant “mixed.” Kaden returned home and told his parents […]
Microsoft’s New Emojis Let You Customize and Create Your Family
Microsoft has redesigned it’s emojis in such a way to be inclusive of all families — and it’s about time. Last month with the Windows 10 update, they redesigned the emojis “from the bottom-up with universality at its heart.” Rather than just the standard yellow person emoji, there are now five skin tones to choose […]
Grandmother Of Mixed Family Says to “Be Proud of Who You Are”
WATCH: Trailer for “Loving” Shows an Interracial Family Fighting For the Right to Love
Focus Features released the first trailer of Loving, a film that documents the story of the Loving family who fought for the right for people of different races to marry. This clip is especially moving as we witness others try to strip away Richard and Mildred Loving’s right to be together, to be married, and […]
Loving Day, a Day to Celebrate Mixed Love and Families
By Alex Temblador Yesterday, June 12, 2016, was Loving Day, or unofficially at least. Loving Day is the unofficial holiday that celebrates the Supreme Court decision on June 12, 1967, Loving v. Virginia, which struck down the interracial marriage bans across the United States. Loving v. Virginia didn’t just allow for couples of different races […]
Racist Backlash After Old Navy Features Multiracial Family
Yesterday, Old Navy featured an advertisement on Twitter that offered customers 30% in honor of their “Thank You Event.” However, many customers retweeted and responded to the ad with hateful, racist remarks — because the ad featured a photo of a multiracial family. Many of the responses were extremely hateful, exhibiting how miscegenation – the dating […]