Black, White, Other Flashback: John Blake

Here’s an excerpt from John Blake’s original interview in Black, White, Other: Biracial Americans Talk About Race and Identity, first published in 1994 (and now available in a 20th anniversary expanded ebook edition): “My brother and I never met our mother. They...

John Blake

Age: 48 Residence: Decatur, GA Occupation: Writer/Producer for CNN.com When I went to the book-signing for Black, White, Other in Atlanta 20 years ago, I felt like I was joining some underground resistance movement. I didn’t have to give a password or secret handshake...

BLACK, WHITE, OTHER eBook has (finally) arrived!

As of today, the Black, White, Other eBook is out in the world, waiting for you with its fancy eReader-friendly self. This is a re-edition of the 1994 classic, that prescient collection of oral histories from 46 adult Americans who each have one black and one white...

20 years later and their words still ring true

It’s been two decades since BLACK, WHITE, OTHER: Biracial Americans Talk About Race and Identity was first published, and this fall I mark that 20th anniversary with a new and revised ebook edition, featuring a foreword from novelist Mat Johnson (Pym,...