''The Multiracial Activist'' (TMA) is a left-libertarian activist journal covering social and

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issues of interest to individuals who perceive themselves to be biracial or

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. In addition,

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and families and transracial adoptees are also constituencies covered. The magazine is based in

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History

Founded in April 1997 by James A. Landrith, Jr., ''The Multiracial Activist'' is registered with the Library of Congress in Washington, DC under . In addition to covering news on its core constituencies, ''The Multiracial Activist'' is involved in various civil liberties coalitions. Coalition topics include racial classifications, domestic surveillance, racial profiling, financial privacy, national identification cards, immigration reform, and general civil liberties issues. ''The Multiracial Activist'' participated as a plaintiff in a controversial lawsuit initiated by the Center for National Security Studies against the Department of Justice in December 2001.

Advocacy

''The Multiracial Activist'' participated in the efforts in the late 1990s to allow respondents to the U.S. Census and other government forms that collect racial classification data to check more than one racial classification box. Beginning in 1998, ''The Multiracial Activist'' published a letter from

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, which eventually led to the repeal of their long-standing ban on interracial relationships among their student population. In addition to working on racial classification issues, multiracial identity and interracial marriage, ''The Multiracial Activist'' and its founder currently serve on a diverse variety of civil liberties coalitions. Most notable are the Coalition for Patient Privacy, Asylum Working Group (sponsored by

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), Liberty Coalition and In Defense of Freedom.

Books

''The Multiracial Activist'' has been profiled in numerous books. Most notable are: 2003 ''The Fundamentals of Extremism'', 2004 ''Social Identities: Multidisciplinary Approaches'' by Gary Taylor and Spencer Steve, 2004 ''The Politics of Multiracialism: Challenging Racial Thinking'' edited by Heather M. Dalmage, and 2006 ''Race and Multiraciality in Brazil and the United States: Converging Paths?'' by G. Reginald Daniel.

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External links

Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Multiracial Activist Bimonthly magazines published in the United States Libertarian magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1997 Magazines published in Virginia Multiracial affairs in the United States

History

Advocacy

Books

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