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Kwajo Tweneboa: “Everybody’s entitled to an opinion, but I don’t have to listen to it”
The campaigner on the ‘white mum’ narrative, having thick skin and an accepting world
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Diana Anyakwo: “So many words exist for what I am”
The author on discrimination from both sides, seeing the bigger picture and a clash of cultures
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Sèverine Howell-Meri: “Being mixed is not an aesthetic”
The actor on compassion, stepping into your space and benefitting from systems of oppression
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Amanza Smith: “I feel like I’m still catching up to being Black”
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Jordan Alexandra: “Why does a white person get to define how I'm seen in society?”
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Miquita Oliver: “I was so scared about how Black I was that I forgot I was white”
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Laila Zaidi: “This is who I am and I don't have to prove that to you”
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Jack Fowler: “There's an infinite amount of mixes you can have – everyone looks so unique”
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Warren Reilly: “Exploring my own version of my heritage is fascinating”
The artist, designer and historian on archiving mixedness, global compassion and exploring his identity
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Charlotte Gill: “The idea that we’re fractional parts has racist beginnings”
The writer on passive passing, conflicting identities and youthful assertiveness
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Louise Hare: “I don’t feel attached to one identity, I just feel like me, whatever that means”
The author on not fitting in a box, shifting terminology and a Black British perspective
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Sarala Estruch: “It can be frightening if you don’t know how to code switch”
The poet on evolving identities, complex histories and poetry as exploration
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A note from Mixed Messages
Where I've been, and what's to come!
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Maimuna Memon: “Cultural heritage and skin colour are just part of who you are”
The actor on Lancashire, Muslim representation and mixedness as purgatory
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A weekly newsletter all about the mixed-race experience, with interviews by Isabella Silvers (White British and Punjabi)
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