"I wanted to know, which parts of their identities would be affirmed in Black Panther and which parts might be called into question?"

A mother's poem about other-hood.

For the past 8 years, we have been traveling around the world with our biracial daughter and watched the shocked faces as we introduced ourselves upon arrival at each new post.

Rosa Walker reflects on her experience as a member of a mixed-race, mixed status family.

My family’s slave history was an injustice, and the person responsible was never held accountable for it. In my late fifties, with the help of a genealogist, I started to look for the Wallingford family.

A Kindergarten teacher reflects on teaching about Dr. King, and how too often the single story is perpetuated, which disconnects his story from the thousands of people who influenced him, fought alongside him, and continue to fight for the shared dream to end oppression and realize justice. Why is this a dangerous myth to tell?

EmbraceRace intern Alexis Freeman reflects on how racial identity and structural racism plays out in religious practice and reflects on her ongoing journey to address white supremacy in Christianity.

An Inter-Racial Marriage After the 2016 Election