Race: More Than Skin Deep

Race: More Than Skin Deep
HuffPost Live
2014-05-28
Alyona Minkovski, Host



Multiracial people are the fastest growing demographic in the U.S., but for these Americans, race isn’t a black and white issue.HuffPost Live explores the experience of multiracial Americans and how outward appearance shapes their identities.

Guests:

• Alexi Nunn Freeman (Denver, Colorado) Director of Public Interest & Lecturer, Legal Externship Program, University of Denver Sturm College of Law
• Jenee Desmond-Harris @jdesmondharris (Washington, D.C.) Writer, The Root
• Stephanie Troutman @KittyKahlo (Boone , North Carolina) Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies, Berea College
• Zebulon Miletsky @zebulonmiletsky (Stony Brook, New York) Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana Studies, Stony Brook Univesity

KEY: Beyond Biracial

"In the past, these Americans would have been labeled 'quadroons' or 'octoroons.' Today their options are so much broader. What can they teach us about race in 2014 and in the future?"

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READ: Biracial Actress Says Changing Name Changed Her Luck

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