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Dads in the Mix: Holly

Joshua Lewis Berg — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:51:07 +0000

It's barely Thanksgiving and I already see holiday decorations around town. Let's start this season off with the intention to remember what matters in life and get along, regardless of religious affiliation or lack thereof :-)

Dads in the Mix: Don’t Hate, Meditate (or Zip it. Lock it. Put it in your pocket.)

Joshua Lewis Berg — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:18:06 +0000

So, I am putting a temporary moratorium on political conversation, turning off the talk radio and tuning out the news for a while. That, in conjunction with my beginning the practice of meditation has made me so much happier.

Dads In the Mix: The Princess and the Frog Continued

Joshua Lewis Berg — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:50:39 +0000

In a previous post I wrote about Disney’s upcoming animated movie featuring its first black princess, The Princess and The Frog. As the father of biracial children, I am excited about the movie and about the interracial relationship it depicts. Since I brought it up, I didn’t want to drop the ball so, here is a little follow-up.

Dads in the Mix: Teaching Tolerance

Joshua Lewis Berg — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:39:05 +0000

Racism exists all over this country and the world. The seemingly unanswerable question is “how do we fight it?”

Dads in the Mix: Unintentional Prejudice?

Joshua Lewis Berg — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:56:25 +0000

Being in a mixed-race relationship and the father of biracial daughters, you would think I have experienced prejudice many times. However, I spent most of my life as a single white male and so am not really that accustomed to prejudice directed at me. Also, because I live in a very progressive part of the country, I still don’t experience it overtly all that often. So, when it does happen, even in subtle unintentional ways, it really shakes me up.

Dads in the Mix: Is Barack Obama Black?

Joshua Lewis Berg — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:54:50 +0000

Is Obama black or biracial? Obviously he is both of these things. However, he is usually referred to as our first black president, not our first biracial president.

Dads in the Mix: Check Box

Joshua Lewis Berg — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:14:32 +0000

Although so may are working to eradicate it and progress is slow but positive, racism is still everywhere in our society. Health care, housing, employment, education, congressional redistricting (the issue du jour) and other societal resources and benefits are affected by past and current, personal and institutional prejudice. This needs to be made as visible as possible in order to combat it. That is why racial classifications exist, at least for the time being.

Dads in the Mix: Disney’s First Black Princess

Joshua Lewis Berg — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:30:02 +0000

How is beauty defined? When dealing with race, especially in America, this is a question that needs to be examined from all angles and perspectives. One way is to look at images that are marketed to our children. I would like to start by focusing on one in particular, the Disney princess. Disney, in a [...]

Dads in the Mix

Joshua Lewis Berg — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:45:58 +0000

Shifting the outlook and mindset of people is best accomplished through the education of children. That is why I am so excited to start a conversation about raising children of multiple backgrounds. I will bring to the table my experience from the perspective of a father of biracial children by addressing issues like racial identity, stereotyping, portrayal of race in children’s media, definitions of beauty, health, education and much more.