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DESCRIPTION:Revolution Books Online Author event with\nDr. Yaba Blay\nOne Drop: 
 Shifting the Lens on Race\n\nDr. Yaba Blay will present her new book, 
 followed by a\nconversation with writer Damon Young and RB host 
 Carl\nDix.\n\nTune in at 4pm to 
 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtpDI5pAGG5tNM3zXxow8MA\n\n* What exactly 
 is Blackness and what does it mean to be Black?\n* Is Blackness a matter of 
 biology or consciousness?\n* Who determines who is Black and who is not?\n* 
 Who’s Black, who’s not, and who cares?\n\nIn the United States, a Black 
 person has come to be defined as any person with any known Black ancestry. 
 Statutorily referred to as “the rule of hypodescent,” this definition 
 of Blackness is more popularly known as the “one-drop rule,” meaning 
 that a person with any trace of Black ancestry, however small or 
 (in)visible, cannot be considered White. This method of social order began 
 almost immediately after the arrival of enslaved Africans in America. By 
 1910, it was the law in almost all southern states. At a time when the 
 one-drop rule functioned to protect and preserve White racial purity, 
 Blackness was both a matter of biology and the law. One was either Black or 
 White. Period. Has the social and political landscape changed 100 years 
 later?\n\nOne-Drop features essays by 60 contributors representing 25 
 countries and combining candid narratives with striking portraits. The book 
 provides living testimony to the diversity of Blackness.\n\n“A gorgeous 
 and evocative book. Through personal narrative, photographic portraits, and 
 an astute historical backdrop, the reader is brought on a journey exploring 
 both the borders and the depth of the complicated racial category 
 ‘Black.’ Tears, laughter, and life-transforming ideas blossom on page 
 after page.”\n—Imani Perry, author Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant 
 and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry\n\nOne-Drop is available at 
 Revolution Books and on RB's online store at 
 www.revolutionbooks.org.\n\nDr. Yaba Blay is a scholar-activist and 
 cultural creative whose work centers the lived experiences of Black women 
 and girls. She has launched viral campaigns including #PrettyPeriod and 
 #ProfessionalBlackGirl and has appeared on CNN, BET, MSNBC, and NPR. Dr. 
 Blay’s work has been featured in the New York Times, Ebony, Essence, and 
 The Root. yabablay.com.\n\nDamon Young is a writer and editor. He is the 
 co-founder of the website Very Smart Brothas (on The Root) and author of 
 What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker (2019), and is a contributing 
 writer with the New York Times.\n\nCarl Dix is a follower of Bob Avakian 
 and advocate for the new communism developed by Avakian. Carl is a 
 long-time revolutionary and has been on the front lines of the fight 
 against police terror and murder. \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/04/29/18841999.php
SUMMARY:One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race, a conversation with Dr. Yaba Blay
LOCATION:Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/04/29/18841999.php
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