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The poet on evolving identities, complex histories and poetry as exploration
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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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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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Emma Slade Edmondson: “People don’t look at me and see a half-white woman”
The podcaster and author on revelations, the importance of the broader family and mixed stereotypes
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Natasha Cottriall: “I feel like I haven’t stepped into a global majority yet”
The actress on missing pieces, celebrating different stories and growing new parts
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Narayan Hecter: “I don’t have strong foundations or feel like I belong anywhere”
The actor on his nomadic life, how the industry opened his eyes and trying to find his purpose
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Lucy Farfort: “Being mixed has given me an inner strength”
The illustrator on standing up for herself, racism from both sides and reclaiming her identity
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Natalie Simpson: “I’ve been referred to as Black, but never white”
The actress on reframing race, a rooted Nigerian identity and the need for nuance
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Nicola Dinan: “Racial identity is so contingent on time and place”
The author on the dynamism of whiteness, food as a balm and observation
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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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