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.

Race, Racism and Colorism Around the World with Professor Ronald Hall, Ep. 141

Oct 29, 2017

Ep. 141: Professor Ronald E. Hall is an expert on the issues of: Intraracial Racism; Bleaching Syndrome; Black/White conflict
Organizational issues; and Race Relations & Diversity. He has traveled the World and extensively chronicled the pernicious and insidious effects of "colorism" which he explains on the podcast. ...

Multiracial experience, lawyering, and campaign and election law with Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Ep. 140

Oct 22, 2017

Ep. 140: Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is an associate professor, teaching courses in Election Law, Corporate Governance, Business Entities, and Constitutional Law. Prior to joining Stetson's faculty, Professor Torres-Spelliscy was counsel in the Democracy Program of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law where...

Author and speaker, Devin C. Hughes, on his journey from Multiracial child in a troubled home to Executive leadership coach, Ep. 139

Oct 15, 2017

Ep. 139: Devin Hughes bills himself as "The Chief Inspiration Officer."

But, things were not always so rosy. A Multiracial man who grew up in a troubled home with two parents struggling with substance abuse issues, it took Devin well until his adult years to find his passion. But, when he did, he zoomed to...

From Chicago to Hollywood, the journey of Robert Munic, writer, producer, Multiracial family man, Ep. 138

Oct 8, 2017

Ep. 138: Robert Munic ("Munic" to all who know him) is a writer and producer. He is a writer and co-Executive Producer of the hit television series, Empire. And, recently, Dr. Dre has chosen Munic to write and executive produce Vital Signs for Apple.

Besides being a huge success story (and very much a self-made one at...

WNYC's Jami Floyd on race, racism, Multiracial experience, and The Other Box Project, Ep. 137

Oct 1, 2017

Ep. 137: Jami Floyd is the local host of WNYC's “All Things Considered,” which airs from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. weekdays. You can follow her on Twitter @jamifloyd.

After a career as an attorney and White House Fellow, Jami transitioned to a career in journalism, a career that now spans two decades, during which time...