From a piece on a Psychology Today blog. It references Baby Love, and I thought this graph was particularly accurate and poignant. It's good to see professionals who understand the subtext of complex relationships.  

Interview with Rebecca Walker dla DZIENNIKA, Poland

piątek 12 grudnia 2008 22:25

Obama: Black, white ... or neither? By Jessie Washington, Associated Press

A perplexing new chapter is unfolding in Barack Obama’s racial saga: Many people insist that “the first black president” is actually not black.

Nov. 18, 2008--There were several unforgettable moments in the Obama campaign—Barack's impassioned speech about race, the DNC finale at Invesco, Madelyn Dunham's death just before her grandson became president-elect—but none meant more to me than a two-minute bit of tape, a simple but monumental exchange between Michelle Obama and Soledad O'Brien.

Me and a wonderful panel on Michel Martin's show: Tell Me More.

Listen.

Great back and forth. Loved the questions. Feminism, fashion, the First Lady. 

It is a privilege to contribute to the global discourse on the changing nature of race in our culture, and I take the job very seriously. Kudos to the journalists I've spoken with over the last year in light of the Obama campaign. Because of them, I can post this most comprehensive of responses to their questions about multiracial

A journalist from Corriere de la Sera called yesterday with an urgent request for an interview about the Al-Qaeda claim that Obama is a house negro. My comments hit the first page--with full spread on page 3.

Translation below the Italian.

By Allison Samuels

Throughout this long, tense election, everyone has focused on the presidential candidates and how they'll change America. Rightly so. But selfishly, I'm more fascinated by Michelle Obama and what she might be able to do, not just for this country, but for me as an African-American woman.

Growing up, my mother taught me three things about keeping house. The front door and interior entryway must always be well lighted and inviting. The bed should be made no more than thirty minutes after rising. The dishes must be washed or put in the dishwasher immediately after each meal.

Thoughts on masculinity, the final debate, and Obama.

I almost always read for inspiration. I’m on a perpetual hunt for books that make me want to sit down and write my own. I can’t believe they are so hard to find—there are millions of books, after all. But to find my books, the ones that call my name, is a major deal. Once found, I read these books in bed at two in the morning, take them on airplanes again and again, and get teary-eyed remembering who I was the first time I cracked their pages.

Sarah Palin became mayor of her town, governor of her state, and has now secured the Vice Presidential nomination for the Republican Party of her country. She accomplished this using the basic doctrine of feminism: female empowerment. 

I get a call from Interview 10 minutes after the appointed time--they still haven't heard from Santi. They'll get me back on the line once they've tracked her down. Already a diva, I think to myself. It shouldn't, but her lateness makes me love her even more.

Today I got an email from a young high-school student in Australia, Patricia, doing a report on Third Wave and Women's Magazines.

"As a founder of third wave feminism, I'd like to ask you a few questions."

1. What is your personal definition of "modern feminism"?

Any act or thought that leads to a safer, healthier, more equitable and enjoyable experience for women and the people who love them.

 
By Rebecca Walker
Special to CNN

Rebecca Walker is the founder of the Third Wave Foundation, and the author of four books, including her latest, "Baby Love." Read her blog on theroot.com.

Rebecca Walker is urging women to turn the page on gender-based feminism.

On Wednesdays, this blog is the delivery vehicle for “Living With Music,” a playlist of songs from a writer or some other kind of book-world personage.

This week: Rebecca Walker, whose most recent book, “Baby Love,” is available in paperback.

Is Being Biracial an Advantage for Obama?

Some Say Obama's Mixed Background Will Help Him Bridge Racial Divide

By EMILY FRIEDMAN

March 21, 2008 —

The son of a black man and a white woman, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., says he's seen and heard it all.