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The Connection with Marty Moss-CoaneBiracial identity and belongingWhat are you? That’s a question that people who are biracial get asked all the time, either directly or indirectly. Are you Black? Are you White? Are you Latino?
If you are mixed race in the U.S., you are part of the fastest growing segment of the population. The presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris, who is of Black and South Asian heritage, has put a spotlight on the issue of identity and race, just as Barack Obama did in 2008 when he ran for president.
On this week’s edition of The Connection, what do y...2024-08-2350 min
ObscuredOn Being Biracial: Privileges & Pressures We’re excited to share On Being Biracial with you! On Being Biracial is about biracial experiences and identities in the United States and features more than thirty guests. The show is co-hosted by Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley, who are biracial journalists based in Philadelphia. Obscured’s Emily Previti worked with Daralyse and Malcolm on this podcast. On Being Biracial is available where you get your podcasts or at onbeingbiracial.com 2024-02-071h 11
On Being BiracialEp. 10 - A Patchwork Quilt of BelongingIn the tenth and final episode of On Being Biracial, hosts Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley interview each other about their reflections on the season and what they've learned as well as what's in store for multiracial people in America in the future.
In this episode, you will learn:
How this project affirmed, altered, and challenged the hosts' understanding of their own racial identities and assumptions about the mixed experience.
What some of the hosts' favorite parts of the season were, along with moments (and outtakes) that didn't make it into...2023-11-2749 minOn Being BiracialEp. 9 - They're Gonna Be LovedIn the ninth episode of On Being Biracial, hosts Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley explore “families of choice” for biracial people — the relationships, romantic and platonic, which they pursue and nurture over the course of their lives. They discuss topics including dating, parenting and friendship.
In this episode, you will learn:
About personal experiences that align with statistics suggesting multiracial people are more likely to have racially diverse friend groups.
How mixed individuals frequently experience unwanted exotification or outright racism while dating.
The importance of acknowledging race and racism in int...2023-11-201h 22On Being BiracialEp. 8 - Identity AmputatedIn the eighth episode of On Being Biracial, hosts Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley look at the families we're born into and brought into as biracial people, and why those relationships can sometimes be trickier to navigate.
In this episode, you will learn:
How some multiracial households are at greater risk for instability than their monoracial counterparts, while others can be havens for inclusion.
Why hope can be found in the progress of race relations within multiracial families, even while it can feel elusive on a societal scale.
...2023-11-161h 38On Being BiracialEp. 7 - Your Hair Is Not A ThreatIn the seventh episode of On Being Biracial, hosts Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley examine how skin color and visible appearances impact the lives of multiracial individuals. This installment delves into colorism, passing, privileges, hair, identity, and assimilation as they pertain to being mixed.
In this episode, you will learn:
What researchers have studied about multiracial hair, including the stress and anxiety that can come with negative hair experiences in a developmental age.
Why aspects of our appearances — including hair, jewelry, and clothing — can be a way to signal group identity, and...2023-11-131h 26On Being BiracialEp. 6 - The Way I Make Sense of the WorldIn the sixth episode of On Being Biracial, hosts Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley interrogate the artistic and cultural representations of the biracial experience, both those created by mixed people and those created to make a point about them, ranging from 19th century novels to actors wrestling with race in their roles today.
In this episode, you will learn:
How our mainstream culture is rapidly embracing more nuanced representations of multiracial issues and narratives, including through children's books and television.
How historical stereotypes of biracial people have been driven and defined...2023-11-091h 20On Being BiracialEp. 5 - Outsider ThingsIn the fifth episode of On Being Biracial, hosts Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley discuss the familiar feeling of being too much of one thing, not enough of another in the eyes of others, and the ways biracial people can find belonging and authenticity despite these experiences.
In this episode, you will learn:
How many biracial people with white ancestors seek to acknowledge their privileges while simultaneously maintaining a group identity with their minority race(s).
Why belonging can sometimes feel attainable for biracial people and, other times, seem fleeting or...2023-11-061h 02On Being BiracialEp 4 - Privileges & PressuresIn the fourth episode of this season's On Being Biracial podcast, hosts Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley dive into the intersections of both school and the workplace and mixed-race identity. How do those spaces change the ways we understand and express ourselves, for better and for worse?
In this episode, you will learn:
How the education system reinforces racial segregation and white supremacy, and how that legacy has a particular impact on multiracial students.
Why the harm of erasing access to an ancestral language can be a violent experience for multiracial...2023-11-021h 10On Being BiracialEp. 3: UnfixedIn the third episode of On Being Biracial, hosts Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley and their guests answer an essential question for multiracial people: Is our racial identity fixed, or is it fluid?
In this episode, you will learn:
Why the U.S. Census and other demographers are carefully embracing mixed-race or multiracial options in the racial data gathered in surveys.
How group-identity categorization within the queer community has provided a helpful framework for many mixed-race people to understand their racial identity.
Why identity suppression, denial, and restriction by...2023-10-301h 10On Being BiracialEp. 2 - "What Are You?"In the second episode of this season on the On Being Biracial podcast, hosts Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley dissect the psychological, social, and physiological impact of multiracial people's repeated exposure to the “What Are You?” question. It's one of the most common experiences amongst multiracial people, and also one of the more divisive.
In this episode, you will learn:
How questioning someone's racial identity can lead to negative health outcomes, both mental and physical, for those being questioned.
Why the U.S. census was originally set up to reinforce racial bina...2023-10-261h 11On Being BiracialEp. 1: This Mixed Identity ThingIn this season's first episode of the On Being Biracial podcast, hosts Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley discuss the major themes, throughlines and frameworks derived from our 30 interviews about the multiracial experience, while introducing listeners to many of the voices you'll hear throughout the season.
In this episode, you will learn:
Why identifying with one race, rather than multiple, remains the norm for the majority of multiracial people in the United States.
How people who come from multiracial ancestral backgrounds choose to identify in a variety of ways, for a variety...2023-10-2357 min
Demystifying DiversityAnnouncement - On Being BiracialDemystifying Diversity Podcast creator and host, Daralyse Lyons, announces the launch of the On Being Biracial Podcast!
The On Being Biracial Podcast is a collaborative effort between biracial journalists Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley. On Being Biracial amplifies the voices of multiethnic people of a variety of ages and experiences. To learn more, go to onbeingbiracial.com or search for the On Being Biracial Podcast on your favorite podcast hosting platform.
HOME | On Being Biracial2022-12-2001 minOn Being BiracialOn Being Biracial: Youth Voices: BELONGINGIn this last episode of the limited season release of the On Being Biracial Podcast (with more episodes and new guests to come in 2023!), hosts Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley discuss the ways multiracial youth perceive belonging, and also crave it when exclusion is part of their experience.
In this episode, you will learn:
How the secondary school environment, known for its ingroups and cliques, can be especially challenging for multiracial youth who defy singular categorizations.
How, despite experiences of exclusion, a new generation of multiracial youth is finding...2022-12-1931 minOn Being BiracialOn Being Biracial: Youth Voices: CULTUREIn this episode of our limited season release of the On Being Biracial Podcast, hosts Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley talk with young people ages 4-21 about their personal connections to culture, including the pastimes and familial traditions that mean the most to them. As these mixed-race individuals explore their relationships with culture, and the intergenerational connections that inform their traditions, they demonstrate the dynamic nature of culture and community.
In this episode, you will learn:
How biracial people persevere in a cultural context when faced with the fact that their...2022-12-1938 minOn Being BiracialOn Being Biracial: Youth Voices: IDENTITYIn the first episode of this limited season release of the On Being Biracial Podcast (more to come in 2023!), hosts Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley explore how multiracial youth are rewriting old assumptions about identity and race. In this episode, you will learn:
How paradigms such as the “one-drop rule” are being increasingly challenged by youth who embrace their mixed ancestry.
How their conceptions of their identities are complicated by how others view them, and the binary projections and expectations of race in this country.
How youth see barriers to acceptance arou...2022-12-1938 minDemystifying DiversityEpisode 1:Biraciality:Embracing the Nuanced Nature of Race, Ethnicity, and IdentityIn this episode of the Demystifying Diversity Podcast, Daralyse Lyons interviews a variety of Biracial individuals about their experiences navigating life with multiple, intersecting identities. She asks: How has the enduring impact of slavery and ongoing systemic racism contributed to how people identify in terms of race? How does race act as a social construct? Why is there a broad spectrum of blackness and a narrow spectrum of whiteness, and is it possible to embrace more non-binary, nuanced conceptions of race?
Through the stories and experiences of the voices in this episode, you will be...2020-09-2257 min