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I'm a Black woman that happens to be Mixed
June 24, 2020

I'm a Black woman that happens to be Mixed

This week, we meet Dr. Jennifer Noble aka Dr. Jenn Psych on social media. She is a Psychologist, Professor, a Mixed Race Advocate, and the perfect person to bring us back to our Mixed Race narratives. While there is still a l...

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Don't let them D.A.R.V.O you
June 15, 2020

Don't let them D.A.R.V.O you

This week would have been more focused on Juneteenth if not for the continued horrifying state of things. This past week so many murders and so-called "suspected suicides by hanging" have happened one after another while the ...

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Personalize your Activism
June 9, 2020

Personalize your Activism

It is hard not to see the people protesting all over the world, day in and day out, and feel like you are not doing enough. But there are so many different ways to engage in activism that you don't have to feel like you're no...

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Still I Rise
June 3, 2020

Still I Rise

MixedGirlMane takes a step back from regular episodes to address the Uprisings happening in particular in the United States but since the time of record has now spread around the globe. The episode opens with Maya Angelou rea...

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Swirl Girl: Coming of Race in the USA with TaRessa Stovall
May 27, 2020

Swirl Girl: Coming of Race in the USA with TaRessa Stovall

MixedGirlMane chats with the author of the new memoir, Swirl Girl: Coming of Race in the USA, TaRessa Stovall. To purchase Swirl Girl, please go to https://taressastovall.com/ You can also follow Taressa on IG @TaRessaTalks *...

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Everything they say is wrong with you, is everything that is right with you
May 20, 2020

Everything they say is wrong with you, is everything that is right wi…

MixedGirlMane chats with biracial beauty stylist Liz Everett, about claiming the beauty in your Mixedness Follow Liz Everett on IG at @lizeverettstyle * * * You can continue the conversation on our private Facebook group afte...

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Intersectional AF
May 13, 2020

Intersectional AF

MixedGirlMane chats with fellow Blasian Kamilah, about intersectional feminism, identity, and community activism. Follow Kamliah on IG at @kamilahzadi Please support Kamilah's family's non-profit, Asian Americans for Housing ...

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Black & Mexican or Mexican & Black
May 5, 2020

Black & Mexican or Mexican & Black

MixedGirlMane chats with fellow knitter Natalia, about identifying hierarchically and raising Mixed kids. Follow Natalia on IG at @NatisKnits * * * You can continue the conversation on our private Facebook group after you lis...

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Felt like there wasn't a way to talk about both of these things at once
April 28, 2020

Felt like there wasn't a way to talk about both of these things at on…

MixedGirlMane chats with Ivy, a non-binary, writer of poems and piano music share their story of being Mixed and super intersectional. Check out Ivy's work here... https://wordpress.com/posts/poetryislife494385759.wordpress.c...

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I didn't realize Mixedness was such like an identity thing
April 22, 2020

I didn't realize Mixedness was such like an identity thing

Listen in while MixedGirlMane chats with Dakota Duffy, one of the Directors of the Mixed Student Union at UCLA. Please check out the MSU at their social media pages. https://www.facebook.com/MixedStudentUnionUCLA/ https://www...

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Well, could you do something about her hair?
April 15, 2020

Well, could you do something about her hair?

Listen in while MixedGirlMane chats with Tiffani, a dope ass biracial woman whose hair answers the question "what are you" before she gets a chance to tell you. * * * You can continue the conversation on our private Facebook ...

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Being Mixed is a very Virginian Thing
April 8, 2020

Being Mixed is a very Virginian Thing

MixedGirlMane chats with Jaelen Guerrant college student and the creator of the Mixed Race Student Coalition at UVA. Please stay home and safe during the quarantine, if you are able to and make sure you are finding ways for s...

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Nebrew with Loralee
April 1, 2020

Nebrew with Loralee

MixedGirlMane chats with teacher, writer, and "sometimes singer" Loralee about life while Mixed in Florida. Please stay home and safe during the quarantine, if you are able to and make sure you are finding ways for self care....

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Quarantined While Mixed
March 25, 2020

Quarantined While Mixed

Hey y'all, I know it is a tough time right now but I'm hoping that we will weather this better together through Social Distancing Virtual Hang outs. We are scheduling a weekly virtual hang out on Zoom with Miitantly Mixed lis...

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Authenticity Check with Tiffany Lytle
March 11, 2020

Authenticity Check with Tiffany Lytle

Oh dang, Tiffany Lytle was a wonderful guest. Listen in as we talk about performing our heritage and authenticity checks, the COLA strikes at the University of California campuses, and we share some of Tiffany's music too. Mu...

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I Feel Not Worthy of My Heritage (Re-Air)
March 4, 2020

I Feel Not Worthy of My Heritage (Re-Air)

This week, we are re-airing episode 26 of Militantly Mixed because I have noticed a lot of recent posts, IGs, and comments about not feeling like we have permission to claim our full Mixed Ethnic heritage. We all struggle wit...

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My ancestors handed me the seed of resistance
Feb. 19, 2020

My ancestors handed me the seed of resistance

Today we are joined by Sharon H. Chang, award-winning author, photographer, and activist with a lens on racism, social justice, and the Asian American diaspora. We spoke about reclaiming our heritage through research and fin...

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How Are Your Being Radical About Your Mixedness?
Feb. 12, 2020

How Are Your Being Radical About Your Mixedness?

I have a bee in my bonnet this week. I read an article about a biracial woman that is farming as a way to connect to her multiracial heritage and that has me asking how we can use our regular life to be radical about our Mixe...

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Technical Difficulties - Will Be Back As Soon As I Can
Feb. 1, 2020

Technical Difficulties - Will Be Back As Soon As I Can

Your girl spilled liquid on her laptop and so now there is no easy way to produce episodes this week. Hopefully, I can afford to repair it, if not, replacing will not be possible for awhile. I currently have a fundraiser to h...

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Chimaican
Jan. 29, 2020

Chimaican

MixedGirlMane chats with a fellow Blasian, MonaLisa about growing up in two different countries, speaking multiple languages, and trying to assimilate. You can continue the conversation on our private Facebook group after you...

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BONUS EPISODE: Emancipation of the Sussexes
Jan. 23, 2020

BONUS EPISODE: Emancipation of the Sussexes

On this bonus episode of Militantly Mixed, I join Natalie Evans from Some Kind of Brown on her show to discuss the emancipation of the Sussexes, Prince Harry & Meghan Markle the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. I have complicated ...

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I fit in everywhere but I've never truly fit in anywhere
Jan. 22, 2020

I fit in everywhere but I've never truly fit in anywhere

Allow me to introduce our FB page's moderator, Jonathan Davis. He came on the show to share his experience as a Black and White biracial man living in the south and chat about his participation in the moderation of the privat...

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Intentional Mixedness in 2020
Jan. 15, 2020

Intentional Mixedness in 2020

Let's talk about being intentional or centering YOUR Mixedness this year. What things do you want more confidence in, related to your Mixedness? What methods will you use to try to center yourself as a Mixed person? That's wh...

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I Love Being Two Kinds of Black
Jan. 8, 2020

I Love Being Two Kinds of Black

And we're back for 2020, it was a rough Mental Health Hiatus month but I am happy to be back with y'all in 2020. My guest this week is comedian and writer Rachel Roe aka THE RACH! She is a first-generation American born of Ni...

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