September 2011
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Being Black is not a matter of pigmentation – being Black is a reflection of a...
– - Steve Bantu Biko, I Write What I Like, 1978
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(1)ne Drop: Conversations on Skin Color, Race, and Identity
Africana Studies scholar Yaba Blay, Ph.D. and photographer Noelle Théard are collaborating on an innovative new project: a photo essay book that explores the “other” faces of Blackness – those who may not immediately be recognized, accepted, or embraced as Black in this visually racialized society.
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This past summer I’ve been in hibernation—hard at work on what I’ve dubbed a “multifesto.” My hope is to finish it up by October and publish the full text electronically on issuu.com for your downloading pleasure. The “multifesto” is constructed as my blog meets topics from the Oberlin ExCo course meets my inner thoughts on multiraciality in the U.S. ...