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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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Expressing multiracial, Afro-Latino (Black & Mexican) life through painting with Kohshin Finley, Ep. 97

Dec 25, 2016

Ep. 97: Kohshin Finley is a multiracial, Afro-Latino, Black & Mexican painter whose work will take your breath away. 

Just as a songwriter tells stories through rhythm and melody, Kohshin tells his stories with brushes and paint. The subjects of these paintings are captured in a vulnerable state of being, at their most...

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Counseling multiracial families in distress with therapist & life coach, Chantel Cohen, Ep. 96

Dec 18, 2016

Ep. 96: Chantel Cohen is an African-American, multiracial family mom.  She's also a therapist and life coach.  She owns and operates CWC Coaching and Therapy (http://www.chantelcohen.com/index.html) in Atlanta, Georgia. Her clients are from all walks of life, but she’s worked extensively with couples in relationship...

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Afro-Latino heritage and growing up as a multiracial, military brat with actress Chanel Bosh, Ep. 95

Dec 11, 2016

Ep. 95: Chanel Bosh is African-American and Puerto Rican.  She is a proud Afro-Latina. She's also a military brat, who grew up in various parts of the United States and the World, experiencing how different it was to be multiracial domestically and internationally.  Hers is a fascinating story of exploring...

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Multiracial life in Canada and the United States and styling multiracial hair with Sylvie Vaught, Ep. 94

Dec 4, 2016

Ep. 94: Sylvie Vaught is is African American, Choctaw Indian, Irish, and Russian/Romanian Jewish.  She is a multiracial woman in a multiracial family who has experienced multiracial life in Canada and the United States.  Currently, she works as a hairstylist, with a particular sensitivity and affinity for multiracial...

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