It took me until I was about 24 yrs old to be truly comfortable inside my own skin and to embrace who and what I was. My moms was black..father white. And they were not married. Although he did support me. In school I was called everything from halfbreed to high Yellow..and even oreo. I was a big kid played Football. So nobody bothered me physically. After trying to..fit in with one group then the other. It dawned on me, I didn't have to fit in anywhere. I went to the military ,college and got a job. I've dated every race on this earth!! I finally married a Filipino. I live my life having a variety of friends. I don't try to fit in with any one particular group. I'm simply myself. Proud to be alive and thriving. And I am thankful my moms and dad got together to create ME.

they are all beautiful people. Nothing wrong with recognizing all of your heritage. I am black, Native American, Chinese, and German. I love all my ancestors and all my cultures.

amazing how when everyone are children, they have no idea that race is a problem

It's a struggle to overcome the hatred and insecurity of our society pressuring you to chose one or the other. The reality is you are both. Only someone that's insecure will try to tell you that you're not enough. Accept who you are and be happy.

My parents relationship was not forced so therefor, I can say I’m proud to be mixed. As in, I’m proud of my two parents.

I am of mixed race. My family has been of mixed race dating back to the early 1800's. I am happy to be who I am and celebrate being mixed.

Be proud of who you are, others don't define You! You do that! Everyone don't look the same nor should they! Be you!

That whole thing where you are what society says you are NEVER STUCK with me, it never mattered to me what society looked at me as, I've Never NOT Identified as a Mixed-race person . When I look in the mirror i see a Mixed race person staring back at me. When i look at the world i see it through the eyes of someone who has a duel heritage and not through the eyes of someone who is just of one race and that's it . No matter what someone else sees when they look at me I identify myself by what I SEE when i look at me and that's as a Biracial or Mixed-Race person . I don't know why most mixed people end up caving in to society trying to tell them what they are and they just go along with it, i was never of that mindset, the more someone tries to tell me what i am and how i should identify the more i don't give them what they want and it makes me want to identify as Biracial even more because my identity is up to ME not society , it's called having a BACKBONE and not letting society push you around, I think it's time Biracial people stand up and start pushing back .

"Mulatto" is only derogatory in America. It was on the US census until 1930 when racist congressmen fought to have the racial classification removed so to strip Mulattos of their identity by enforcing the one-drop-rule.

Mixed people are so beautiful.

It's great that we can talk about this, bring it to the forefront and hopefully educate people about "us". Great video!

It's strange, because I have heard similar life stories in my country Brazil, but these stories are in history books. In 1700s and 1800s biracial brazilians seem to have gone through similar hardships.

I like how they mentioned the voice and how people talk! I have learned that some people get offended if a Black/Multiracial person speaks proper or clear English! Some people call it being "stuck up" or "smart mouth".

i hate when mix people say stuff like the whole world is gonna be mixed and everybody is gonna look mixed one day i think it's so silly to think that because yo black mother or father fell in love with someone outside they race that every person on the planet will fall in love with someone outside they race and i say this as multi racial mix of puerto rican Brazilian and African American person that i love to see other walks of life other visions of love i love things that are foreign to me and what i grew up around and it is silly to think that the actions of interracial love making can whipe out a single race it's just a foolish way of thinking it's like when people say spanish will be the new english because of how much latinos are dominating the work force in america and so on and so forth LOL like people who don't grow up in Spanish speaking households don't normally end up speaking Spanish as a first language i would think people are smart enough to know that LOL it's just silly

I love being Mixed-Race/Multiracial. I wouldn't want to be anything else! And I see you got my man Charles Michael Byrd on the video!? The founder of the legendary Interracial Voice website from back when. Where's the rest of the video?

Guy talking second to last. Thanks for making that point, exactly what i always thought about this topic.

I really love this documentary.

Waaaaaao I'm very surprised to see that here un America, this biracial thing is such a big deal. in my country this is so comun, and I come from a "third word" shocking stuff.

This is a beautiful video. I teach Race and Ethnicity in the US, in a university in Budapest, Hungary. My students just read "The Color or Water" and were beyond touched by it. This is a fabulous addition. I cannot wait for them to view it. Thank you!

@bigfilmhat That sounds great. When will you begin taking over payment and delivery of these services?

I'm black and white 50/50 and I couldn't care less

Mixed race here myself, both sides of my family is mixed with European and African hailing from Guyana.

Omg..im so glad that i stumbled apon this....the Louisiana Creoles are exactly like the South african coloureds...even the way they look...its so nice to find people like yourself halfway across the world..

Thanks. Can relate to what a lot of people said. Good work. Interesting :)

Hello, my name is Sterling Hudson. I made this documentary out of my own curiosity and questions about my identify as a Black American. I thank all of you for your comments! I read every one of them, both the positive and the negative, the interaction lets me know that these kinds of questions still needs to be asked! There is a journey that each of us need to take to fully have a better idea of who we are! Please continue to question your self and the answer will be more clear!

AS Mohamed Ali said you mix white with black you get weak coffee,he was proud of his race and looked down on blackmen who chased whitewomen and degraded blackwomen.

@Creecherz5 that sounds so appetizing ;) Thanks for the offer.

The problem begins the moment someone asks: 'what do you think about yourself? do see yourself as black or white, or mixed?' As if we all had to choose a side, and if you choose to take no sides at all, or all of them....., there will be consequences then....We all are aware of our physical differences (to say otherwise would be ridiculous), but we don't get into these categorizing debates over people who wear glasses vs not glasses, or taller vs shorter, or thick eyebrows vs thin ones...

At the end of the day know one is going to tell me who I am and am not allowed to fall in love with. If mix racing was really prohibited I would be a single mother atm. When I was ready to marry and have children all black men told me was we can have a baby but I'm not getting married. However that was not the answer I got from the man who is now my white husband.

I felt awkward teaching my daughter with colors for the first time. It wasn't until this past summer that i expressed that she was not black but mixed. It was when we were talking about colors and i couldn't find anything brown so i told her she was brown and it started from there. She then asked if i was brown i pointed at my arm and said i am white and showed her a picture of her dad and told her he's black. Ever since that day she loves the color brown. It's her favorite. And I'm proud.

PROUD TO BE BEAUTIFULLY MIXED...PUERTO RICO + GERMAN MIXED PEOPLE ROCK!!!!!

5:04 i didn't know Jim Carey was mixed.

Mullatto is a beautiful race on earth

You're right, you are both. However, I don't blame the black people that see you as black. It's normal to see your ethnicity in someone else, even if that person is mixed. I've heard Jewish people refer to Lenny Kravitz as Jewish, and Asians refer to Tiger Woods as Asian. Sadly, when a person is part black they usually get love from the black side only ( I know, exceptions). It's understandable that Dustin would gravitate to the side that shows love. I don't really care about the labels.

i really wish that the term "mulatto" will be acceptable again in America. In Spanish-speaking countries, "mulatto" simply means someone who is mixed black (sub-Sahara African) and white (European). "biracial" is too vague, it can mean black-Native American, black-Asian, black-Polynesian

@1:32 Omfg. That's precisely the same reason why I love the word mulatto and have been using it as my username for over a year now. I find it odd, however, when I get attacked by people (both black and white) when they see me commenting on certain subjects and think that me having that name makes what I'm saying even more offensive.

@ZacariasVEVO Well said! Mixed people should be proud of and embrace their heritage,and should not have to choose a particular race over another. And why is it that black Americans are so fast to scream about racism, yet are so happy to uphold the racist one drop rule! Just to clarify I'm black by the way.

@celena332 I love that phrase"Love live Ambiguity" ( although i think you meant "Long live Ambiguity"-not important, though). You are absolutely right about the colorism/ light and dark skin issue. The sad fact is that many AA's have had nothing but absolute contempt for our kind of people through the decades and there is still a smoldering hatred. I know this because I got comments and e-mails from biracial teens and adults who told me about how they were treated by blacks, often cruelly.

Lineage Lineage Trace your roots. Find all your parents and honor them. You owe them your life.

From the British Isles, thank you!

@marastat1 Im multiracial as well. my father is black and korean and my mother is black/white/indian. I never did realize my family was different until i was about in the 7th grade. I have been discriminated against becasue of my racial background. People see me as a black person.when people ask me what i am,just like you, i say multiracial. i wish more people could understand the multiracial society more.i wish they would see us as a person and not all the different races.

Interesting remarks. As for myself, despite having both a white and black parent, I've always considered myself black.

It seems the black features are the dominant in those people. I have no idea if this has to do whether the father is White/Black

@BigJem, I don't know why but the reply button isn't working. I just wanted to thank you for making a reference to "Mulatto Butts." One of the best TV songs ever!

Am from the Caribbean my dad was Black my mom is half white & half Indian , back home is normal, I never felt out of place. But I do hate to be call a Mulato , it sounds so horrible in my book I don't think is right to use it is for Animal only🐕🐈

Michelle Hurd has the accurate view here-she comes from her mother and father. Biraciality is based on parentage, simple as that. It is not based on a certain racial admixture per se and the calibration of race on a personal basis.

I don't think race will ever completely disappear. People will find resason to differentiate themselves. Look at within each CONTINENT same race people fought each other over many issues , some might have been over phisical difference.

some people can fall into one category either black or white but more often you can see both in people who are mixed

Kenya or Kansas whats the difference?

Ppl need to teach their kids to be comfortable in there skin often and make them aware of bullies ! Smh Ignorance is in every culture and country

nice film. I think it would help to normalize the audio a bit, some parts were too loud like the beginning, and others too quiet

Love this !❤

I'm a mix myself. My dad is from Sweden and my mom is from Norway. The two countries don't like each other. I feel like I'm enemies with myself.

They for got BOB Marley to his biracial

In England this isn't even a remotely uncommon thing. I'm mixed and nobody has ever questioned it... idk why its such a difficult concept in America

What a beautiful video.

My beautiful mixed brothers and sisters, do not let these black people or any people fool you and claim you as their race. Don't follow the prejudice ways of the one drop rule because your still mixed that rule is for people who couldn't afford the proper Education. Mixed race is beautiful and would continue to grow which would mean less comments on race genocide and stuff. I understand that people are scared that we wouldn't know our roots and cultures but who cares. I'd rather live in a world without racism than know my roots. People must accept the mixed race instead of being jealous and being full of hatred

I soooo proud to be mixed race I am dominican yeahhhh

I'm Italian & Beninese (Benin) male and that's exactly how i feel. There was a time where i tried finding myself, looking for a sense of belonging but like you accepted the circumstances. I told myself just be yourself and the people who you attract will be the people you attract. It just upsets me when i hear races particularly white & black degrading each other. Sometimes i feel like a dad watching two brothers fight over who's toy car is the prettiest and well engineered, when it dont matter

I wish I could shield my multiracial son from the negativity associated with this issue. I will pray for the individuals that really appeal to segregationists views. They are the ones who were hurt by this same evil and as a result has adopted an ethnocentric view of the world. Our VLOG exist because we know our lives can serve as an example for millions around the world. Our prayers, The Bailey Family "Living Life Daily"

Today is February 23, 2018 Time is 2:45am. I have a strong comment !! I'll comment later? And I'll give the time and date, when I do. But I will leave a very long comment !!! Why do biracial people catch hell from black people, ( who are of darker skin tone )?? I listen to Tommy Sotomayor and he makes a good point !!! ( Mix people are not black ) Today's date is February 23,2018. Time is 3:02am

Proud descendant of tri-racial ancestors.

It's VERY important. It defines your History, it defines the future of you race, it makes you who you are whether you acknowledge it or not. It determines how successful your children will be, the choices they make, and how society views them.

Omg this documentary really meant alot to me. My father is multiracial(white Portuguese African) and my mom is full African.Alot of people Ask me What are you?"why is your hair different from other black peoples" Mind you, i am In the 8th grade and people are still curious on my racial identity. I mostly get these questions from African Americans.I still the occasional stares when i go out with my dad because he looks like a full on Mexican being with his almost full "black" daughter.

I get White and Black is a controversal mixed but is it me White/Black childern be so confused. I have heard some say I am neither....(crickets in the background) um...yes you are both embrace it mark all that applies and keep pushing.

At 04:22 I know what you mean girl, happens to me all the time.

Growing up, from the age of 4, I knew what "passing" meant but in the 1950's I thought I was a universe of one for doing it. I watched my great aunts straighten and bleach their hair and I could tell they were relieved that I was strawberry blonde. I wondered if that was why loved me? As I grew older it took on a wirey texture and the kids teased me. As a teen my sense of 'otherness' alienated me and filled me with rage. When the race riots came to Boston I was convinced I was a universe of one

Cool video, thanks

i said it before and ima say i again...i LOVE being mixrace

My people are from Trinidad which is a multicultural society, people mixed with a little of everything. This is not a new concept. Here in America it seems to be a Black/White issue. In the islands blacks are mixed with indigenous Indians, East Indian indentured servants, Europeans conquerers, Chinese laborers, the African slave and whatever else. Blacks recognize mixed people , whites may be clueless but we're not.

@javajive01 I know , I think most like to indentify with one race because they feel more comfortable with that side.

People are people wherever you go... if you take the time to stop worrying about things like race, you'd realize we're not so different

i really like the the bit with the guy telling how his mother explained his ethnicity with crayons what a great mom. :)

I've gotten questions like this. I used to get frustrated answering because I've always said I was black. So I told my mom and she said," People ask because you are mixed. But putting what you are mixed with together makes you black." So to this day I'm still a little confused but it makes sense. Any way, I enjoy being mixed raced and black all the same.

My family has a 430 years of of ancestors marrying people of different races. My children are biracial. I feel the most of America is biracial.

EVERYONE SHOULD BLEND LIKE COFFEE DOES

Here we are in the 21st century still having this ridiculous discussion. We’re all human. Anyone obsessed with trying to put someone in a box should put themselves in a box. Some people who have more melanin than others are of mixed race heritage but because they have more color they are put into a different category than a sibling that may have less color. With chromosomes and genes a child can reach back and absolutely not resemble either parent, grandparent, aunt/uncle, or sibling. For those of you that are stuck on categories wake up we’re all human!🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨

u r all beautiful people Give God the glory He make no mistake😃😃😃

it always will be. Humans by nature notice differences among themselves. Race is a very conspicuous difference that will never be overlooked, and since cultural difference often times align alongside racial lines, differences in culture will often times be attributed to differences in race. Differences in anything will always produce opinions both positive and negative, therefore we'll always have those who like different races and those who don't

I'm mixed....

huey said the African blood is very powerful becuse one drop can make a black man #blackpower

I recently learned it wasn't a good word to use. I feel awkward for all the times I said it. :/ I'll use "biracial" instead.

I'm ALWAYS asked "what are you?".

Amen, mixed race pride !

you are the culture you grew up in and the people around you, here in lreland we dont refer to someone as black irish your just irish, its us (the irish) and its them we support our own ppl

People use the word Black as an umbrella term for mixed with African DNA or 100% African. So basically if someone calls themselves or someone else Black they can be mixed. A lot of Black people are actually mixed. Mixed is more accurate and current.

I love coffee with milk. I have it every morning.

I really dont understand all those concerned about, what label do you really belong that always happen in USA. You guys are from the top of the world, 1st world and you dont learn until now to respect the difference between people??? WE ARE ALL HUMANS DESPITE RACE. Where i live is super common to find mulattoes. People mixed from indians and blacks, chinese and blacks, whites and blacks, and all this mixes, mixed together. I'm from Mozambique, next to south africa, where we find indians, Arab people, portuguese people, chinese people, native black people, and many other races join together. And let me tell you... many of those mixes create very very beautiful individuals. I'm Tired to hear people calling, individuals as Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Hale Berry, OBAMA and many others as Black people. SOUNDS wrong to call them like this, because they are half black and half white ( mixed race or MULATTOES) Why you can accept 50 shades of grey and dont accept Mulattoes? Hope you understand my english... You know what... my official language is Portuguese.

"When the morning gather the rainbow won't you to know I am a rainbow too...To the rescue here I am...Won't you to know just if you can where I stand ?" Bob Marley, son of a black jamaican woman and a white british father...What a poetical description of our stuggle...

Everyone needs to understand that 90% of the US is mixed. we saw the definition. the average "full black American" is mixed, 70 to 95% African, 5 to 30% European, 1 to 5 % Native American and anything else that got mixed in. Same with 1/4 "white Americans" (especially southern white) are roughly around the same percentages of black Americans so there for many people are mixed.

I have biracial cousins, half white and half Korean, and while growing up I never questioned the fact that they are my cousins. On an unrelated note the girl at 3:53 is gorgeous.

Oh my goodness, reading these comments are hilarious! All nations of people came from black people, the gene is dominant. Black can produce all colors of people. This has been scientifically proven. So, if life started in Africa and people walked across the continent into Europe and begin to mate with other people that were fare in skin tone, (due to evolution of darker skin becoming light. Mutation of the dominant gene becoming recessive, lack of melanocyte will cause a lighter color.) Then why are we talking about mixed race, and having to identify? All peoples of the earth are of one people, whether they want to admit it or not. You can come up with all kind of scenarios, but you can't lie on science. White, Coco, Tan, Yellow, Brown all come from black... Sorry to tell ya especially if your a hard core racist. So does one drop of white blood make one more white..naaa it really makes you more black.

"Fugitives of reason" by "Mulato Collective" .. me gusto! ^ ^ The etymology of the term may derive from the Spanish and Portuguese word mulato, which is itself derived from mula (from old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin mūlus), meaning mule, the hybrid offspring of a horse and a donkey. Some dictionaries and scholarly works trace the word's origins to the Arabic term muwallad, which means "a person of mixed ancestry". Muwallad literally means "born, begotten, produced, generated; brought up", with the implication of being born and raised among Arabs, but not of Arab blood. Muwallad is derived from the root word WaLaD (Arabic: ولد direct Arabic transliteration: waw, lam, dal), and colloquial Arabic pronunciation can vary greatly. Walad means, "descendant, offspring, scion; child; son; boy; young animal, young one". In al-Andalus, Muwallad referred to the offspring of non-Arab/Muslim people who adopted the Islamic religion and manners. It specifically used to refer to the descendants of indigenous Christian Iberians who after several generations of living amongst a Muslim majority adopted their culture and religion. Notable examples of this category include the famous Muslim scholar Ibn Hazm. According to Lisan al-Arab, one of the earliest Arab dictionaries (c. 13th century AD), the term was originally applied to the children of Non-Muslim (often Christian) slaves or Non-Muslim children who were captured in a war and were raised by Muslims to follow their religion and culture. Thus, in this context, the term "Muwalad" has a meaning close to "the adopted". According to the same source, the term does not denote being of mixed race but rather being of foreign-blood and local culture. *****: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulatto

THIS IS DEEP!

I'm 100% Black and I'm happy with it

Race and ethnicity in America continues to be a"problem" because of the history on how the *current* country was formed. Truth is there were First Nations Peoples here LONG before Europeans came and created divisions to support their notion of freedom.....

I just say green when people ask what race I am lol. but in reality, I'm half Mayan/Aztec and half African/Sicilian. some say I look white, some say Latino, some say Arab. it gets kind of hard sometimes.

There's only on race and it's the human race. Does it matter what color you are your a human being. Maybe one day we will recognize that. It's so sad 2021 and we still deal with this.

confusion, confusion The Most High is not the author of.

Most just call themselves black.