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. […]
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?” […]
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 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 […]
By Alex Temblador In a recent video featured on Mitu, titled “An Ode to Being Blaxican,” a grandmother starts off by saying, “Be proud of who you are. Black, brown, it don’t matter. You are both, and don’t let nobody tell you any different.” It’s not too hard to fall in love with this woman! […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
