Kendrick Lamar has taken aim at his rival Drake’s biracial identity. President Trump did the same against his rival former Vice President Kamala Harris. Bridging identities and cultures has been part of the Black experience for centuries, so what’s it like for a generation moving into adulthood? GBH News’ Paris Alston talks culture, Frederick Douglass and the end of racism with two twenty-somethings from Massachusetts.
00:00 "Do either of you feel like you have ended racism with your existence?"
0:18 Being part of two cultures
1:25 Living in majority white communities as a biracial person
3:45 People what a definitive answer when they ask "what are you?"
4:40 Paris interviews AI Frederick Douglass about his biracial identity
7:45 Trying to find your community
12:12 Biracial figures in pop culture
14:00 Why it's easier to interrogate someone about their identity online
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Editor's note: This video has been updated to reflect the correct spelling of Breanna Brown's name.