by Lise Funderburg | Nov 5, 2013 | Word Up
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...
by Lise Funderburg | Oct 1, 2013 | What BWO Interviewees Say Now
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...
by Lise Funderburg | Oct 1, 2013 | Word Up
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...
by Lise Funderburg | Sep 25, 2013 | Word Up
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,...