We love children’s books that address the struggles and experiences of modern families and that’s just the case with a new children’s book: “Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire” by Susan Tan. “Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire” follows a young biracial girl named Cilla Lee-Jenkins who is half-Chinese and half-White, like Tan herself. In the story, […]
Interracial Parents & Couples Discuss Their Lives 50 Years After Loving V. Virginia
There’s a lot of reasons to celebrate in June. Not only is it Pride Month and the anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, but it’s also the anniversary month of Loving v. Virginia. Interracial marriage was legalized in the United States thanks to Loving v. Virginia, and it was one of the many precedents in the […]
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 […]
Grandmother Of Mixed Family Says to “Be Proud of Who You Are”
The Dodgers Are Hosting a Mixed Heritage Day for Mixed Families
On Saturday, August 27, 2016, the Dodgers are hosting a Mixed Heritage Day and we couldn’t be more excited! With the growth of the multiracial community, representation matters — and it appears that the Dodgers understand that. Yet, they might have had a bit of a push from one little mixed eight-year-old boy. Last year, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Australian Health Insurance Company Covers All Families in Great New Ad
Medibank is an Australian health insurance company and its newest commercial has us smiling! It’s latest advert explains how the company supports and offers coverage to all types of families beyond traditional heterosexual ones. They feature multiracial families, families through adoption and foster care, LGBT families, single parent families, families with disabilities, and families headed […]
Talking to Kids That Look Different Than Their Siblings about Positive Self Image
By Alex Temblador Children are not color blind. Although they may not understand the entire meaning of the word “race,” they are able to recognize and compare their skin tone and features to that of their parents and their siblings. I know this because I grew up in a mixed home. My father is Mexican […]