Blogs by Dangerous Lee The Half Series – When Black People Look White (3 of 3) Posted on June 13, 2010September 27, 2022 By Dangerous Lee The Half Series Finale Here are the final guesses on Katie Burrell’s ethnic background as of Sunday, June 13th, 2010: White/Black 31.3% Hispanic/Black 11.1% Arabic/Black 10.1% Asian/Black 8.1% None of the Above 18.2% I Don’t Know 21.2% Katie Burrell in Her Own Words I’m half Arab and half Black. I… Read more
Blogs by Dangerous Lee The Half Series – When Black People Look White (2 of 3) Posted on April 5, 2010October 3, 2022 By Dangerous Lee Estimated reading time: 4 minutes, 35 seconds. Contains 919 words PART TWO Most of you are guessing that Katie’s ethnic background is Black and White. Keep on guessing. The truth will be revealed in the third and final installment of this series along with an exclusive interview with Katie. Biracial?… Read more
Blogs by Dangerous Lee The Half Series – When Black People Look White (1 of 3) Posted on February 20, 2010April 6, 2024 By Dangerous Lee Estimated reading time: 5 minutes, 7 seconds. Contains 1024 words The Half Series is a three part series about colorism. Since writing this series I have learned that colorism is defined as prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or… Read more
Ask Dangerous Lee Ask Dangerous Lee – What is considered being BLACK enough? Posted on July 14, 2008July 10, 2018 By Dangerous Lee What do we as BLACK people consider being BLACK enough?! Q: I am a Black male with black parents (high yellow) but I was indirectly raised with subtle traces of Japanese culture. Oddly enough, I wear expensive blazers with casual jeans and sneakers. I prefer super hero movies or anime… Read more