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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.

Nov 8, 2015

Ep. 38: Andrea Boxall is a biracial (Black/White) woman from England.  A native of Birmingham, she now lives in London.  A daughter of a Black, Afro-Caribbean Jamaican-English mother and a White English native father, Andrea currently works  as a Recruitment Officer for Frontline (http://www.thefrontline.org.uk/) to help transform the lives of vulnerable children by recruiting and developing outstanding individuals to be leaders in social work and broader society.

Listen as Andrea describes her own experiences a multiracial person in in the United Kingdom.  Also, listen as she talks about finding common cause at the most recent Women of the World Festival (http://wow.southbankcentre.co.uk/)

For more on Andrea or to contact her, please visit her at: @bodelights https://twitter.com/bodelights

Or visit with her on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/bodelights/

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

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