The Mixed World: Issue 2
Mixed Artist ( Mixed Artist to Listen To)
Mabel
R&B singer Mabel has a unique and fun spirit that is shown through her experimental fashion, crazy wigs, and colorful acrylic nails. Like most mixed race celebrities she has spoken about the difficulties and struggles she has faced with being mixed, but also states how she is proud to have different places to draw inspiration from. 2019 is filled with accomplishment as her latest single, “Don’t Call Me Up” peaked at number 3 on the top 40 and her tour and debut album, High Expectations, began and came out earlier this August.
Mixed Author (What We’re Reading Now)
Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri
Emma Dabiri speaks about how black hair is never just simply hair. This book is a combination of research regarding race, pop culture, and body politics intertwined with her own experiences. Dabiri makes the case that, despite more women embracing the natural hair movement, the conversation on black women’s hair is not over. Offering a much needed perspective from a mixed women, she demonstrates that confusion with identity can easily manifest and change through appearance and hair.
*more information on the author Emma Dabiri
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/02/dont-touch-my-hair-emma-dabiri-review
Mixed Actor (What We’re Watching Now)
Swiper no Swiping! When we heard those words from our tv’s as kids did we ever expect to see our little hero clad in orange and purple on the big screen? Whether we expected it or not, that’s where she is now! Hollywood meets Dora the Explorer and Dora meets high school! In this cinematic masterpiece Dora finds herself in her freshman year of high school when her parents suddenly go missing looking for the Lost City of Gold. Embarking on a quest to save her parents with a group of teens- and, of course, Boots the monkey- while also trying to solve the mystery behind a lost Incan civilization. While, truthfully, it may not be a cinematic masterpiece, the nostalgia is still there- with the odd twist of Dora in high school- and so is the half Peruvian actress, Isabela Moner!