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Comic and writer Alex Barnett is the White, Jewish husband of a Black woman (who converted to Judaism) and the father of a 6-year-old, Biracial son. Join him and his guests each episode as they discuss the issues that confront multiracial people and multiracial families (including the dynamics between members of the same family who are of different races).

Within the Multiracial Community, Alex is active as a performer and advocate.  Alex was a featured performer at the 2012 New Orleans Loving Festival, the 2015 Mixed-Remixed Festival in Los Angeles, and the 2016 Blend Conference at Cornell University.

Alex is the co-founder of Multiracial Media (http://multiracialmedia.com/) a website that showcases the voices of the Multiracial Community.

Alex also is the co-creator of the comic strip, The Bronze Panther, about a four-year-old, biracial superhero.

Alex has performed at clubs, colleges and venues throughout the country.  He's appeared on the Katie Couric Show, been featured on Sirius/XM Radio’s “Raw Dog Comedy,” and NBC’s EVB Live, and in VH1.com, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, and CNN.com.

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We Are the 15 Percent and chronicling the growth of multiracial families with Michael David Murphy, Ep. 2

Mar 1, 2015

Ep. 2: Michael David Murphy is the founder of the website, WeArethe15percent.com, which celebrates multiracial families and the fact that multiracial marriages now represent about 15% of all new marriages.  Listen as Michael and Alex discuss how the website was founded in the wake of the controversial multiracial family Cheerios ad and how the website, which is sourced with content from multiracial families across the United States, continues to grow all the time.  Also, don't miss Michael's discussion of how he met his wife online and how their own multiracial family is flourishing.

For more on Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic.

 

Intro and Outro Music is Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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