<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Safeway
Benefits.
Under Represented Minority.
Scholarships.
Free rides.
Affirmative action.
Access to the race card.</end quote></div>
This is completely true. My nieces are all mixed. 50/50, black/white. They have light skin, almost white, some mild black facial features (hair, nose).
They consider themselves white......BUT, when the oldest two recently (the last two years) went to college, they both got all sorts of grants and aid for minorities.
They are no different in social stature than my nephews who live near them, but are white, just as poor, and aren't going to get anywhere near the help with college.
I also find it amusing that famous people like Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, and Alicia Keys are considered to be black, when in fact they are mixed.
Halle Berry and Alicia Keys both have one white parent. Don't know about Denzel's parents, but I guess his interracial roots are a generation or two back.
Benefits.
Under Represented Minority.
Scholarships.
Free rides.
Affirmative action.
Access to the race card.</end quote></div>
This is completely true. My nieces are all mixed. 50/50, black/white. They have light skin, almost white, some mild black facial features (hair, nose).
They consider themselves white......BUT, when the oldest two recently (the last two years) went to college, they both got all sorts of grants and aid for minorities.
They are no different in social stature than my nephews who live near them, but are white, just as poor, and aren't going to get anywhere near the help with college.
I also find it amusing that famous people like Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, and Alicia Keys are considered to be black, when in fact they are mixed.
Halle Berry and Alicia Keys both have one white parent. Don't know about Denzel's parents, but I guess his interracial roots are a generation or two back.