Multiracial Family Man

Ep. 93: Christopher Mann is an actor and producer, known for The Wire (2002), Michael Clayton (2007) and Duplicity (2009). He plays the role of Theoliver "Jake" Jeter, father of Mildred Jeter Loving, in the movie Loving, the dramatization of the story of Mildred and Richard Loving, their battle against Virginia's anti-miscegenation law, and their ultimate victory in the Supreme Court case, Loving v. Virginia, issued on June 12, 1967, which held that laws forbidding interracial marriage were unconstitutional.

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 92: Suzie Strong is an award-winning, Los Angeles-based photographer and director. In her photography work, she specializes in creative portraits and fashion. She directs and shoots feature films, short narratives, music videos, experimental shorts, promos and fashion shorts. Suzie also has a fascinating multiracial heritage, with Lebanese, German, Irish, English, Spanish, & Native American roots. Interestingly, her family immigrated to the United States through New Orleans, rather than Ellis Island, and her family culture and traditions mainly reflect the culture of New Orleans which Suzie calls "a beautiful quilt of many types of people." She adds: "Our home was always a southern island on the west coast. We also honored our Lebanese background with lots of Lebanese cooking!"

Listen as Suzie explains her Lebanese (and other) roots and the juxtaposition of those with New Orleans culture. And, hear how her ancestry and heritage have informed her life and work.

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 91: Bennett Greenspan is the founder of Family Tree DNA (https://www.familytreedna.com/), which offers DNA tests that can help people trace genealogy and lineage through time.

Listen as Bennett explains his love of genealogy and how he decided to found Family Tree DNA. Bennett also shares what each of the tests offered by Family Tree DNA reveals and how the tests help people understand their roots and ancestry.

Don't miss this fascinating interview!

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 90: Selena Anduze is originally from the island of St. Croix in the West Indies. She is French, Danish, Swedish, Puerto Rican, Native American Indian, Algerian, and Jewish - in other words, quintessentially multiracial. And, in St. Croix, where her family was a prominent one (her grandfather was a Senator), race wasn't really an issue of contention. That changed, however, when she moved to Atlanta and was confronted head-on with issues of race, racism, and discrimination. This period of her life caused her to struggle with questions of self-confidence and identity, but over time (after a pit stop to undertake a career as a naturopathic doctor), Selena found her footing, as she moved back into acting - a lifelong passion. And, now you can see her on tv, including on the reincarnation of the popular tv show "MacGyver."

Don't miss this fascinating interview!

For more on Selena, please visit her website at: http://selenaanduze.com/index.html

Also, visit her imdb page: http://www.imdb.me/selenaanduze

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 89: Stevvi Alexander is a singer-songwriter who has toured with music legends such as Diana Ross and Barbara Streisand.

A multiracial woman who was raised in a Pentecostal household (with a Pentecostal preacher as a father), Stevvi understands well what it's like to be outside the mainstream, to feel different. And, she has used those experiences to infuse her work with a fusion of different influences, most recently in her new project Public Art.

Stevvi can also be seen in the Academy-Award winning documentary film 20 Feet From Stardom.

For more on Stevvi, please check out her website: http://www.stevvialexander.com/

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 88: Kimberly Torres is Black, Cuban, Puerto Rican and Italian. She grew up and still lives in Philadelphia, where she has developed a powerful and profound artistic voice, which she represents through primarily oil-based paintings. Given her extremely diverse background, Kim is no stranger to being a part of (and being isolated from) multiple communities. However, through her art, she's been able to synthesize her expansive and diverse background and experience into one very moving and significant multiracial voice that celebrates racial identity for people coming from a multiracial/Biracial background. Her paintings are meant to show symbols that culturally connect to her subjects depending on their mixture. By containing them in frames also gives them a sense of preciousness. Her interests in photorealism, portraiture, Northern Baroque and Italian Renaissance work are what's influencing the use of portraiture in her work.

You can find her work at: http://kimberlytorres93.wixsite.com/paintingsandrawings and on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/kimi_heartsxoxo/

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 87: Lauren Lola is a writer from the San Francisco Bay Area. She graduated from California State University, East Bay where she earned her B.A. in Communication and a minor in Theatre. She has had writing featured on Hapa Voice, Entropy Magazine, Multiracial Media, YOMYOMF, VerseWrights, and in zines published by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. Lauren also regularly blogs for the entertainment non-profit organization, Kollaboration, and for The Wind-Up Books Chronicle. She released her debut novel, "A Moment's Worth," in 2014, and will release her second novel, "An Absolute Mind," this fall. She is of German and Portuguese descent on her mother's side, and her dad's side is of Filipino and Irish descent.

You can reach Lauren on social media at:

Twitter: @akolaurenlola

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8294989.Lauren_Lola

Blog/Website: https://lolabythebay.wordpress.com/

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 86: Darlene Eliopoulos is a writer and filmmaker. She's also a multiracial woman who was separated from her biological parents almost at birth and raised by an aunt. Throughout her life, identity has been a question with which she has grappled.

Listen as Darlene talks with Alex about her path: growing up in San Francisco, her period of rebellion, finding a satisfying outlet in writing, finding out about her biological father, and exploring her own multiracial story through the powerful illustrative media of film.

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 85: Liz Days is a comic and actress. She's one of the stars of the webseries of Plant. She's also known for Woods Baseball (2013). Her mother is white (Irish, Scottish, English) from Providence, RI. Her dad is black (My sister's DNA test sites Mali as the African part) born in Atlanta, grew up in FL and New Rochelle (age 13 on). As a light-skinned multiracial person, Liz has often been the beneficiary of "White Privilege," which has left her with decidedly mixed feelings. Listen as she describes these to Alex.

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 84: LaTice was born and raised in the suburbs of South Jersey and has turned the challenges of being black in a white neighborhood into comedy. Her conversational style makes you feel like you're in her living room laughing about interracial marriage, being a parent, reality TV, ridiculous commercials and her day-to-day encounters. LaTice will pull you right into her world the minute she steps on stage, with her zest for life and positive energy. She has crowds laughing out loud until she says goodnight.

LaTice appeared on ABC's The View for their "Hilarious Housewives" how funny are you? She was chosen to perform in NYC's SHE DEVIL comedy festival in October 2015 and returned to Las Vegas to compete in the World Series of Comedy in September 2015, as one of the 101 comedians around the country to perform at the Tuscany Hotel & Casino. She has been seen on the Dr. Oz show and the Betheny Show.

She has opened for some of comedy's top headliners including Tony Rock, Jessica Kirson, and Dan Adhoot, just to name a few.

LaTice was accepted into the The Brokerage Comedy Club's March Madness and made it to the Elite 8, from the original 64 comedians. She won a spot into the Stand up 360 Comedy Festival in New York, April 2012. Competed in the World Series of Comedy in Raleigh NC, on April 19th 2012, after being selected from hundreds of submissions. LaTice was picked as one of the 101 Comedians to compete in the MAIN EVENT for The World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas 2012! The competition took place at the Tuscany Hotel & Casino.

LaTice has performed in comedy clubs all along the East Coast and is making her way out west. Places such as, Comedy Cove, Sarcasm Comedy Club, Catch a Rising Star, Broadway Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, Poconuts Comedy Club, Helium Comedy Club, Laff House, Goodnights Comedy Club, Stand Up New York, Gotham Comedy Club, Chuckles Comedy Club, Raven Lounge, The Adrienne Theatre, The Shubin Theatre, The Lebanon Country Club, Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro, The Comedy Stop, Looney Bin, Comedy Cabaret, The Laughing Devil, LOL Comedy Club, Bogey's Country Club, L'etage, Walnut St Theatre, The Candlelight Theatre, Arts Garage, CB's Comedy Club, Greenwich Village Comedy Club.

She is a mother of 3, including two multiracial sons. She is a very funny lady, and you want to check out her work. http://www.laticecomedy.com/

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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