Adult Bulletin Category
Article Lists
Adult Bulletin Category
Article Lists
The following newspaper and magazine articles have been suggested by support group members and non-members. They all have a biracial theme. These articles have not been reviewd by the group moderator, however, she would appreciate a notification from you if you believe that an article is not consistent with the intent of My Shoes.
To add an article to the list press 
Notification of an inappropriate article on the list press
Volunteer to review book titles and articles press
If you follow an article that is linked to another web site, you can return to this page by selecting the “back” button on your web browser menu bar at the top of your screen.
As Population Blends, Schools Ease Rigid Race Labeling, Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post (On Line).
Rising Number of Interracial Children Presenting New Challenges for Counselors, Mary Morrissey, Counseling Today, November, 1996, Vol. 39, No. 5, pp. 1, 8, 24. Discusses issues related to biracial children's search for their identity. (For a copy contact the American Counseling Association at 1-800-347-6647.)
The Strengths of Mixed-Race Relationships, Erin Burnette, APA Monitor (On Line).
If you follow an article that is linked to another web site, you can return to this page by selecting the “back” button on your web browser menu bar at the top of your screen.
Autobiography of an Ex-white Man: Why race is not a social construction, Walter Benn Michaels, Transition, summer? 98, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 122-143. Description from table of contents: "If race is a social construction, what's the difference between passing for white and being white? Walter Benn Michaels analyzes the predicament of culture."
Jefferson and Sally, Barbara Murray and Brian Duffy, U.S. News & World Report, November 9, 1998, cover story. This issue has several stories about recent DNA results proving that Thomas Jefferson fathered at least one child with his biracial slave Sally Hemings.
Multiracialism: The Melding of America, Jack E. White/Washington, Time, May 5, 1997, Vol. 149, No. 18. Golfer Tiger Woods trigers a look at Multiracialism in America.
'Neither Black Nor White', Lisa Jones Townsel, Ebony, November 1996, Vol. LII, No. 1, pp. 44-50. Discusses the pros and cons of placing a multiracial category on the 2000 census.
Questions for AD Powell on Gregory Williams, Carlford Wadley, http://www.angelfire.com/zine/southernfist/index.html
When We Talk About American Ethnic Groups, What Do We Mean?, Jean S. Phinney, American Psychologist, September 1996, Vol. 51, No. 9, pp. 918-925. In addition to other things, this scholarly article suggests that there is a high correlation between one's evaluation of his or her group membership and self esteem. Most interesting is the section entitled 'Ethnicity as Identity' on p.922. (For a copy contact the American Psychological Association at 1-800-374-2721.)