Category: Videos

Music [Interracial]: “I Believe” by Blessid Union of Souls

Walk blindly to the light and reach out for his hand
Don’t ask any questions and don’t try to understand
Open up your mind and then open up your heart
And you will see that you and me aren’t very far apart

‘Cause I believe that love is the answer
I believe that love will find the way

Violence is spread worldwide and theres families on the street
We sell drugs to children now, oh why can’t we just see?
That all we do is eliminate our future with the things we do today
Money is our incentive now so that makes it okay

But I believe that love is the answer
I believe that love will find the way
I believe that love is the answer
I believe that love will find the way

I’ve been seeing Lisa now, for a little over a year
She says she’s never been so happy, but Lisa lives in fear
That one day Daddy’s gonna find out that she’s in love
With a Nigger from the streets
Oh how he would lose it then, but she’s still here with me
Cuz she believes that love will see it through
One day he’ll understand
He’ll see me as a person, not just a black man

‘Cause I believe that love is the answer
I believe that love will find the way
I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe that love is the answer
I believe that love will find a way
Love will find the way
Love will find the way
Love will find the way

Music [Interracial]: “Brother Louie” by Stories

She was black as the night
Louie was whiter than white
Danger, danger when you taste brown sugar
Louie fell in love overnight

Nothing bad, it was good
Louie had the best girl he could
When he took her home
To meet his mama and papa
Louie knew just where he stood

Louie Louie Louie, Louie
Louie Louie Lou-I
Louie Louie Louie
Louie Louie you’re gonna cry

[Instrumental Interlude]

There he stood in the night
Knowing what’s wrong from what’s right
He took her home to meet his mama and papa
Man, he had a terrible fright

Louie nearly caused a scene
Wishin’ it was a dream
Ain’t no diff’rence if you’re black or white
Brothers, you know what I mean

Louie Louie Louie, Louie
Louie Louie Lou-I
Louie Louie Louie
Louie Louie you’re gonna cry

[Instrumental Interlude]

Louie Louie Louie, Louie
Louie Louie Lou-I
Louie Louie Louie
Louie Louie you’re gonna cry

Louie Louie Louie, Louie
Louie Louie Louie Louie Lou-I
Louie Louie Louie
Louie Louie you’re gonna cry

Music: “Heartspark Dollarsign” by Everclear

Time stops when the whispers blare
The voices drop hard, but the eyes still stare
The world resolves into a death’s head grin
Because i walk with pride with a black girlfriend

My mom said not to bring her around
Cause she’s black
My family would put her down
I’ll break the white-trash ties that bind
Trade a love so pure for a hate so blind

She said — she said
Forget the fact that i don’t look like you
She said — she said
You’re possessed with a power
Bigger than the pain

Time stops when we lie so close
In my room where we share
What no one knows

From the day that we start
Until the day that we end
I know i know i know now
We will never find a place where we can just fit in

Me and my black girlfriend

She said — she said
Fend for yourself — you’re alone
She said — she said
You are possessed with a power
Bigger than the pain
A power bigger than the pain
Heartspark dollarsign

Music: “Half-Breed” by Cher

Love the song and the performance from The Sonny & Cher Show!

From Wikipedia:

The single was the first international release from Cher’s album Half-Breed. The song tells the story of a young woman who is half white and half Cherokee. The song describes the troubles she faced, and the racism she experienced. White people often called her “Indian squaw” and the Native Americans never accepted her as one of their own, telling her that she was “white by law”.

In 1973, “Half-Breed” topped the United States Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, becoming Cher’s second number one hit and second Gold single. The song was a number one hit in Canada, a Top 10 hit in Sweden, and a Top 20 hit in Norway. In Germany and the United Kingdom, the song did not chart.

Webinar: Transracial Adoption – Becoming a Multiracial/Multicultural Family

I attended this webinar–it’s a great beginning…I hope there is more to come!!

Transracial Adoption – Becoming a Multiracial/Multicultural Family  from Christian Alliance for Orphans on Vimeo.

Becoming a multi-racial/multi-cultural family through adoption. This webinar explores social definitions within the context of adoption to include race, ethnicity, nationality and culture. Our webinar informs participants of the joys and challenges of expanding families through Transracial adoption, provides awareness of the sensitivities to the lifelong impacts of adoption, and offers tangible suggestions for the community to help support and embrace families.

Song: Society’s Child (forbidden interracial) ~ Janis Ian

Society’s Child

by Janis Ian

Come to my door, baby,
Face is clean and shining black as night.
My mother went to answer you know
That you looked so fine.

Now I could understand your tears and your shame,
She called you “boy” instead of your name.
When she wouldn’t let you inside,
When she turned and said, “But honey, he’s not our kind.”

She says I can’t see you any more, baby,
Can’t see you anymore.

Walk me down to school, baby,
Everybody’s acting deaf and blind.
Until they turn and say, “Why don’t you just stick to your own kind.”

My teachers all laugh, their smirking stares,
Cutting deep down in our affairs.
Preachers of equality,
Think they believe it, then why won’t they just let us be?

They say I can’t see you anymore baby,
Can’t see you anymore.

One of these days I’m gonna stop my listening
Gonna raise my head up high.
One of these days I’m gonna raise my glistening wings and fly.

But that day will have to wait for a while.
Baby I’m only society’s child.
When we’re older things may change,
But for now this is the way, they must remain.

I say I can’t see you anymore baby,
Can’t see you anymore.

No, I don’t want to see you anymore, baby.

*Learn more about Janis Ian at her site and on wikipedia

Video: Through Their Eyes – Pt. 8 Final Interview NKU on Race Relations

Through Their Eyes – A Documentary From the Perspective of NKU College Students (8 part series)

I found this series very interesting and valuable. NKU college takes four groups of students and separates them by ethnicity and interviews them on campus to discuss their views on racial issues. The interviews were conducted by the Interracial Communications class. The 8 part series includes: Stereotypes, Racism Growing Up, Dating & Marriage, Uncomfortable Talking About Race, Diversified Race Organizations, Socializing with Other Groups, Race & Racism on Campus and Final Interview (students see and reflect on how other groups respond).

Your thoughts?

Video: Through Their Eyes – Pt. 7 Race and Racism on Campus

Through Their Eyes – A Documentary From the Perspective of NKU College Students (8 part series)

I found this series very interesting and valuable. NKU college takes four groups of students and separates them by ethnicity and interviews them on campus to discuss their views on racial issues. The interviews were conducted by the Interracial Communications class. The 8 part series includes: Stereotypes, Racism Growing Up, Dating & Marriage, Uncomfortable Talking About Race, Diversified Race Organizations, Socializing with Other Groups, Race & Racism on Campus and Final Interview (students see and reflect on how other groups respond).

Your thoughts?

Video: Through Their Eyes – Pt. 6 Socializing with Other Racial Groups

Through Their Eyes – A Documentary From the Perspective of NKU College Students (8 part series)

I found this series very interesting and valuable. NKU college takes four groups of students and separates them by ethnicity and interviews them on campus to discuss their views on racial issues. The interviews were conducted by the Interracial Communications class. The 8 part series includes: Stereotypes, Racism Growing Up, Dating & Marriage, Uncomfortable Talking About Race, Diversified Race Organizations, Socializing with Other Groups, Race & Racism on Campus and Final Interview (students see and reflect on how other groups respond).

Your thoughts?

Video: Through Their Eyes – Pt. 5 Diversified Race Organizations

Through Their Eyes – A Documentary From the Perspective of NKU College Students (8 part series)

I found this series very interesting and valuable. NKU college takes four groups of students and separates them by ethnicity and interviews them on campus to discuss their views on racial issues. The interviews were conducted by the Interracial Communications class. The 8 part series includes: Stereotypes, Racism Growing Up, Dating & Marriage, Uncomfortable Talking About Race, Diversified Race Organizations, Socializing with Other Groups, Race & Racism on Campus and Final Interview (students see and reflect on how other groups respond).

Your thoughts?

Video: Through Their Eyes – Pt. 4 Uncomfortable Talking About Race

Through Their Eyes – A Documentary From the Perspective of NKU College Students (8 part series)

I found this series very interesting and valuable. NKU college takes four groups of students and separates them by ethnicity and interviews them on campus to discuss their views on racial issues. The interviews were conducted by the Interracial Communications class. The 8 part series includes: Stereotypes, Racism Growing Up, Dating & Marriage, Uncomfortable Talking About Race, Diversified Race Organizations, Socializing with Other Groups, Race & Racism on Campus and Final Interview (students see and reflect on how other groups respond).

Your thoughts?

Video: Through Their Eyes – Pt. 3 Dating and Marriage

Through Their Eyes – A Documentary From the Perspective of NKU College Students (8 part series)

I found this series very interesting and valuable. NKU college takes four groups of students and separates them by ethnicity and interviews them on campus to discuss their views on racial issues. The interviews were conducted by the Interracial Communications class. The 8 part series includes: Stereotypes, Racism Growing Up, Dating & Marriage, Uncomfortable Talking About Race, Diversified Race Organizations, Socializing with Other Groups, Race & Racism on Campus and Final Interview (students see and reflect on how other groups respond).

Your thoughts?

Video: Through Their Eyes – Pt. 2 Racism Growing Up

Through Their Eyes – A Documentary From the Perspective of NKU College Students (8 part series)

I found this series very interesting and valuable. NKU college takes four groups of students and separates them by ethnicity and interviews them on campus to discuss their views on racial issues. The interviews were conducted by the Interracial Communications class. The 8 part series includes: Stereotypes, Racism Growing Up, Dating & Marriage, Uncomfortable Talking About Race, Diversified Race Organizations, Socializing with Other Groups, Race & Racism on Campus and Final Interview (students see and reflect on how other groups respond). 

Your thoughts?

Video: Through Their Eyes – Pt. 1 Stereotypes

Through Their Eyes – A Documentary From the Perspective of NKU College Students (8 part series)

I found this series very interesting and valuable. NKU college takes four groups of students and separates them by ethnicity and interviews them on campus to discuss their views on racial issues. The interviews were conducted by the Interracial Communications class. The 8 part series includes: Stereotypes, Racism Growing Up, Dating & Marriage, Uncomfortable Talking About Race, Diversified Race Organizations, Socializing with Other Groups, Race & Racism on Campus and Final Interview (students see and reflect on how other groups respond). 

Your thoughts?