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A perplexing new chapter is unfolding in Barack Obama's racial saga: Many people insist that "the first black president" is actually not black. Debate over whether to call this son of a white Kansan ...

I’m no fan of performative identity politics, and I think racial preferences are long past their expiration date. Yet I don’t think the New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani did anything ...

Vice President Harris' multiracial identity has not been a major focal point during her short campaign. But what do members of her communities think? What would a Harris win mean for mixed-race ...