Multiracial Family Man

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.

Being biracial with a strong, Black dad, exploring heritage, and reuniting with an absentee mom, with Javon Johnson, Ep. 28

Aug 30, 2015

Ep. 28: Javon Johnson is a Biracial (Black-White) man raised in New York City by his father, a Black man and single parent, who was and is Javon's mentor and role model. After a prolonged separation, Javon reunited with his White mother. Listen as Javon discusses the challenges he faced growing up in a predominantly...

Same-sex multiracial families; issues faced by kids in multiracial families; and women's professional football, with Jen Chancellor and Shadana Hurd, Ep. 27

Aug 23, 2015

Ep. 27: Jen Chancellor and Shadana Hurd are a same-sex, married, multiracial couple with a teenage daughter. They're also former proffesional women's football players. On this episode of the Multiracial Family Man, they talk about their experiences as gay people, how they met, the story of how they got married,...

Child psychology, family therapy, and raising multiracial children with mommy blogger, Ellie Cee, Ep. 26

Aug 16, 2015

Ep. 26: Ellie Cee is a psychologist, former family therapist and multiracial mommy blogger. On her blog, Musing Momma (http://www.musingmomma.com), she shares inspiration for happy parenting and reflects on life as a mom in a multiracial family. A Ph.D. in psychology, Ellie counseled children and families for years...

Film depictions of multiracial people and issues with filmmaker, Alex Munoz, Ep. 25

Aug 8, 2015

Episode 25: Alex Munoz, who once served as Prince's stand-in during the making of a movie, is a multiracial (Chamorro, Mexican, and European) filmmaker.

His films re-valorize marginalized perspectives. Whether it's his award-winning webisode Griot's Lament or his work on the USO's Hoops for Troops tour, or his work...

Garcelle Beauvais: From Jamie Foxx Show to Children's Book Author, Ep. 24

Aug 1, 2015

Ep. 24: Garcelle Beauvais is known for her work on the Jamie Foxx Show, NYPD Blue, and Franklin & Bash, but outside of her acting work, Garcelle (a mother to 3 sons, including a set of twin multiracial sons), along with co-author Sebastian A. Jones, has penned the I Am . . . children's book series, including the first...