The Multiracial Activist (TMA) is a left-libertarian activist journal covering social and civil liberties issues of interest to individuals who perceive themselves to be biracial or multiracial. In addition, interracial couples and families and transracial adoptees are also constituencies covered. The magazine is based in Alexandria, Virginia.[1]
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| Editor | James Landrith |
|---|---|
| Categories | Multiracial, interracial marriage, libertarianism, public policy |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Company | Pious Pagan Publishing |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Alexandria, Virginia |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.multiracial.com |
| ISSN | 1552-3446 |
History
editFounded in April 1997 by James A. Landrith, Jr., The Multiracial Activist is registered with the Library of Congress in Washington, DC under ISSN 1552-3446.
In addition to covering news on its core constituencies,[2] The Multiracial Activist is involved in various civil liberties coalitions. Coalition topics include racial classifications,[3] domestic surveillance,[4] racial profiling, financial privacy,[5] national identification cards,[6] immigration reform,[7] and general civil liberties issues.[8] The Multiracial Activist participated as a plaintiff in a controversial[9] lawsuit initiated by the Center for National Security Studies against the Department of Justice in December 2001.
Advocacy
editThe Multiracial Activist participated in the efforts in the late 1990s to allow respondents to the U.S. Census and other government forms that collect racial classification data to check more than one racial classification box.[10] Beginning in 1998, The Multiracial Activist published a letter from Bob Jones University,[11] which eventually led to the repeal of their long-standing ban on interracial relationships among their student population.[12]
In addition to working on racial classification issues, multiracial identity and interracial marriage, The Multiracial Activist and its founder currently serve on a diverse variety of civil liberties coalitions.[13] Most notable are the Coalition for Patient Privacy,[14] Asylum Working Group (sponsored by Human Rights First), Liberty Coalition and In Defense of Freedom.[15]
Books
editThe Multiracial Activist has been profiled in numerous books. Most notable are: 2003 The Fundamentals of Extremism,[16] 2004 Social Identities: Multidisciplinary Approaches by Gary Taylor and Spencer Steve,[17] 2004 The Politics of Multiracialism: Challenging Racial Thinking edited by Heather M. Dalmage,[18] and 2006 Race and Multiraciality in Brazil and the United States: Converging Paths? by G. Reginald Daniel.[19]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Multiracial Activist". Press ReleaseJet. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ Heather M Dalmage (2004). The Politics of Multiracialism: Challenging Racial Thinking. ISBN 9780791461549.
- ^ Floyd James Davis (2001). Who is Black?: One Nation's Definition. ISBN 9780271021720.
- ^ "World Privacy Forum" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
- ^ Weyrich, Paul, Document: Letter from FCF to Sec. Evans Re Financial Privacy, May 15, 2001
- ^ "Oppose H.R. 418, The "Real ID Act of 2005"" (PDF). American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. March 15, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
- ^ Human Rights First
- ^ Vibe
- ^ Freedom of Information Act lawsuit
- ^ Multiracial
- ^ Multiracial
- ^ New Boston Books
- ^ Multiracial
- ^ Patient Privacy Rights
- ^ In Defense of Freedom
- ^ Microsoft Word – The Fundamentals Text.doc Archived 2007-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gary Taylor; Gary Taylor Steve (2004). Social Identities: Multidisciplinary Approaches. ISBN 9780415350082.
- ^ Heather M Dalmage (2004). The Politics of Multiracialism: Challenging Racial Thinking. ISBN 9780791461549.
- ^ G Reginald Daniel (2006). Race and Multiraciality in Brazil and the United States: Converging Paths?. ISBN 9780271028835.