You’ve gotta hand it to author and former Fatwa-victim Salman Rushdie — he certainly has a away with the ladies. And he likes ‘em young! Having barely recovered from the middle-aged debacle known as the suddenly-pregnant TV hostess Padma Lakshmi, Rushdie is now squiring a new PYT all over town — the multi-culti Harvard alum [...]
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DAILY (IRONIC) TRANSRACIAL: The Uber-Racist British National Party
It’s been a tough week for Britain’s notoriously racist and homophobic British National Party (BNP). A few days back, the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) won a legal challenge forcing the BNP to allow “non-Caucasians” to become members. It’s a move that observers say could split apart the Party — which since its [...]
DAILY TRANSRACIAL: Haitian Author Marie Vieux-Chauvet
It’s been more than 40 years since Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Trilogy was originally published — and almost immediately banned — in France. It seemed the world — or at least her thuggish detractors — were not ready for author Marie Vieux-Chauvet’s three-part look at Haitian life during the island’s often-forgotten (first) American occupation [...]
DAILY TRANSRACIAL: Author Justine Larbalestier New Book "Liar"
Australian author Justine Larbalestier may be white, but her books are always anchored around protagonists of color. And her latest novel Liar is no exception — the story of a short-haired Black girl named Micah. Which is why Larbalestier and fans were up in arms over Liar publisher Bloomsbury Childrens Books’ decision to make its [...]
DAILY TRANSRACIAL: Jenny Lumet
We at Transracial like to think we are already way familiar with all of the other hip Transracials out there — especially those who are mixed Black/Jewish like us. But then we stumbled upon the story of Jenny Lumet (above) in this month’s Vogue — who is not just a Transracial and a Jewlatto, but [...]
DAILY TRANSRACIAL: Victoria Rowell
We at Transracial are big-time romantics, which is why we were so super-chuffed to read about the wedding of actress and author Victoria Rowell and artist Radcliffe Bailey. As ya’ll might have read in yesterday’s NY Times, this rather dashing duo recently said “I do” with folks like Samuel L. Jackson and Alfre Woodard looking [...]
DAILY TRANSRACIAL: Mini-MJ Shaheen Jafargholi
It’s been a big week for little Shaheen Jafargholi — the super-cute Welsh kid who stole the show at Michael Jackson’s memorial on Tuesday. The 12 year-old schoolboy became an instant global-icon with his inspirationa performance of Smokey Robinson’s classic “Who’s Loving You” at the Staples Center as stars such as Jennifer Hudson, Usher, Mariah [...]
DAILY TRANSRACIAL: Drake, Rihanna's Black/Jewish Rapper
Even though we loved/loved/loved Degrassi Junior High as a kid, it’s been years since we gave it a look. Which explains why we knew nothing about Aubrey Drake Graham — AKA Aubrey Graham — AKA Drake — AKA Rihanna’s latest squeeze. Turns out the actor/rapper is not only Rihanna’s new guy, he’s Transracial too. His [...]
DAILY TRANSRACIAL: Laura Izibor
Transracial IK has just turned us on to soul singer Laura Izibor, who is a young talent from Ireland of mixed Irish/Nigerian parentage. Barely 22, folks are already comparing her to Lauryn Hill and Jill Scot thanks to a pair of powerful vocal cords, impressive song-writing skills and a magnetic stage presence. And she’s a [...]
DAILY TRANSRACIAL: Elliott Lewis
We’ve been paying attention to journalist and public speaker Elliott Lewis for a while — and it was about time we showed him some love. For those of you don’t know, Lewis is one of the biggest proponents in America for the acceptance of multi-racial people AS MULTI-RACIAL. He’s even written a book on the [...]