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Scientists Claim Cleopatra Was Mixed
Many people have speculated about Egyptian Queen, Cleopatra’s background. She was famously portrayed by white actress, Elizabeth Taylor and is often pictured as a Greek or European woman. However, scientists have managed to recreate what her face would’ve looked like and she looks more like an African-American woman.
Obama: Black, White and Admired All Over
A perplexing new chapter is unfolding in Barack Obama’s racial saga: Many people insist that “the first black president” is actually not black.
STUDY: Race & Status
From Kevin Drum at Mother Jones:
Blacks are often stereotyped as having lower status than whites. That won’t surprise anyone. But does it work in the other direction too?
Read More...GALLERY: Mutts Like Us, Famous Biracial People
In his first press conference as President-Elect, Barack Obama famously referred to himself as a mutt comparing himself to dog of impure breed. Many people thought he was disrespecting his own mixed race heritage, but I thought it was brilliant.
Check out the gallery of other famous biracial people here.
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