Saturday, December 6, 2008

Mixed Race Kids of All Nations

Hi my name is Myrtice J. Edwards and I just published my second book entitled, Mixed Race Kids of All Nations…Raising awareness of the biracial, multiracial, and transracially adopted kids in a race-conscious world.
We live in a society that constantly examines the importance of self-identity and the phenomenal experience that comes out of being multiracial or multiethnic. Mixed Race Kids of All Nations attempts to raise awareness among the biracial community. Mixed Race Kids of All Nations is a Christian book and it is my conviction to inform children so that they can learn how to make better choices by referring to biblical scriptures. Children all around the world will resist social practices and cultural attitudes that are hurtful. This book has nine chapters that contain short stories about multiracial and multiethnic kids. This book is dedicated to all the multiracial people in the world. My book is available via Amazon.com.
Retail price: $6.99
Thank you for your support

Friday, January 11, 2008

Mixed Folks

Those who deliberately make children feel bad about themselves, race, ethnicity and who focus their aggression on the less powerful—poison the world in which we live.

Dont Put me inside that box!!!!!

Don’t put me inside that Box!!!!

Black not Hispanic
White not Hispanic
Asian, Islander Pacific
Hispanic
Mexican
Puerto Rican
Mark one only.

Stop it I can’t breathe don’t you see what this is doing to me?
Why can’t I choose to mark other since nothing identifies me?

Go on braggin bout where you from and how you mark generation number 3
I gotta be strong and hold my head up while society decides my race for me

Unable to identify as both black and white or mixed as some choose
You wouldn’t know this because you haven’t walked in my shoes

I got hair like my mother red long and curly
Dark skin like my dad and lips like Aunt Shirley

Eyes so deep but not like the ocean, more like amber in a tiger’s eye
I am the descendants of the oppressed and the oppressor which I cannot deny

So here I am with a combination of features that don’t traditionally match
How does one decide which race do I empower or which one I should un-attach?

Always asked if I am Mexican, Boriquan, Cuban, Dominican, just never Black
I stand proud to be both German and African American and that’s a fact!

I am considered the outcast by all means and Now I can embrace my lot
But what ever you do, by all means please, Don’t put me inside that box!!!

By, Myrtice J. Edwards
1-15-2007

Book referral for Multiracial or Biracial Children

Cincinnati Author Myrtice Edwards, published a childrens book on Mixed Race Children entitled Dirty Sally the untold stories of mixed race children who find a new identity, love, faith and forgiveness through GOD. Dirty Sally unfolds the misconceptions surrounding racial identity. When society socializes children into selecting one racial identity and not both, we risk empowering one and devaluing the other. You can purchase the book via Amazon.com or Outskirtspress.com. Dirty Sally is a must read not only for inter-racial families, but for all parents hoping to instill in their children a sense of understanding and compassion.