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Girl in the Yellow Poncho: A Memoir

Girl in the Yellow Poncho: A Memoir

My story of growing up biracial, the painful search for my white father, and for healing. A daughter’s story of faith, forgiveness, and redemption.

2023

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Invisible Identities: When the Person Before You is Not Exactly What they Seem

I must admit, I paused when I got a resume from Braidan, a cheerful and well-mannered graduate student in our MA Journalism Program at…

Jun 24, 2023

Invisible Identities: When the Person Before You is Not Exactly What they Seem

Jun 24, 2023

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Affirmative Action Saved Me

Adapted from The Girl in the Yellow Poncho (Duke University Press, August 2023)

Jul 2, 2023

Affirmative Action Saved Me

Jul 2, 2023

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Rockin Out in Hollywood: Memories of Slash, Bancroft Junior High School, and Growing up Biracial

Adapted from The Girl in the Yellow Poncho

May 23, 2023

Rockin Out in Hollywood: Memories of Slash, Bancroft Junior High School, and Growing up Biracial

May 23, 2023

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This City Is a Multiracial Mecca

Hint: It’s not where you might expect

Sep 23, 2019

This City Is a Multiracial Mecca

Sep 23, 2019

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The Shifting Definition of Mixed-Race in America

Radical changes in our demographics are reinventing what it means to be multiracial

Sep 23, 2019

An illustrated graphic featuring various text such as: #Blackipino, #Blaxican, #Hapa, #Blasian.

Sep 23, 2019

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An app that cares

A Denver, CO mom offers multiracial teens a sense of community via their phones

Aug 29, 2023

An app that cares

Aug 29, 2023

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Pay Attention to Your Dreams: They Can Change Your Life

Trust me, I speak from experience

Jun 7, 2023

Pay Attention to Your Dreams: They Can Change Your Life

Jun 7, 2023

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It’s here!

My most personal book ever is about to be published. Qué emoción! as we say here in Miami.

May 22, 2023

It’s here!

May 22, 2023

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Journalism: What’s changed and what hasn’t in my 30 years in the business

Gone are X-Acto knives and fax machines but not our truth-telling mission

Jul 20, 2021

Journalism: What’s changed and what hasn’t in my 30 years in the business

Jul 20, 2021

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It’s Ok to Take Off Your ‘Strong Black Woman’ Mask

An interview with the author of “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women”

Jun 29, 2021

It’s Ok to Take Off Your ‘Strong Black Woman’ Mask

Jun 29, 2021

Kristal Brent Zook

Kristal Brent Zook

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Award-winning journalist/professor; race, women, justice. My latest book is #1 in New Releases for Mixed Race/Multiracial! Order @ thegirlintheyellowponcho.com

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