Tag Archives: Mixed

Racial Classification

By Internet Source | February 2, 2010

How do you tell whether a light-skinned baby is black or coloured? You leave him on a table and see if he turns blue. No, this is not a bad joke ­ it is just one of the barbaric methods used to classify South African citizens during the apartheid years. This, and other equally unpalatable [...]

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Modern Identity Is Not All Black Or White

By Internet Source | January 9, 2010

Where Harlesden had been black, Oxford was white. I went from being the only white kid on the team to the only black kid on the team.

Are you black, brother? Growing up, I just [...]

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Race Ebonics – Different names, the same people!

By Ross | May 22, 2008

All around the world, proud individuals of mixed ancestry, heritage, religion and heritage define and identify themselves that are particular to their country and culture. Some of the words are offensive but they do not in any way reflect the ideas, aims and principles of the Beyond Identity family. We are people because of other [...]

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Beyond Racial Identity

By Ross | April 14, 2007

No matter where you are in the world, at some point or the other you will be accosted with an idea, a thought, a concept or a word that designate a distinction between people either based on race, color, creed, religion or belief. More often than not this serves as signpost of brewing and growing [...]

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