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• Kim Wayans Shares Children’s Book Series with Mixed Roots May 13, 2012 9:14 pm
  Actress, comedian, playwright and author of Amy Hodgepodge a children’s book series, Kim Wayans was born and raised in Manhattan. She moved to California after finishing college and made her first break on In Living Color created by her brother Keene Wayans. Since then she has worked with in television and film with her star [...] […]
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• Signing Off! (I’ll Miss You!) May 8, 2012 4:19 am
  Hello everyone, I have a bit of news to share. My time as the intern blogger for the Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival is coming to an end. Readers, this will be the last post from me. Although it saddens me to leave this position, I am content in the knowledge that this blog [...] […]
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• A Chat With Kerina Pharr March 10, 2012 3:49 am
  Today we are shining the spotlight on Kerina Pharr, a writer who first attended the Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival in 2010. She read from her short story “Subtle and Underneath” at the Festival and had quite a wonderful experience there. Pharr was first encouraged to come to the Festival when she met our [...] […]
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• A Chat With Lacey Schwartz March 1, 2012 1:09 am
  Lacey Schwartz, producer and director of the film Outside the Box, attended the Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival in 2010. She participated by screening a teaser of her film and then took part in some Q&A afterward. She greatly enjoyed interacting with the enthusiastic audience that saw the screening. The audiences as well as [...] […]
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• Spotlight on Celina Martinez February 23, 2012 1:49 am
  This week we’re focusing the spotlight on Celina Martinez, a writer and teacher. Martinez first attended the Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival in June of 2010. She was drawn to the Festival because of its focus on mixed heritage, and how people chose to express their ideas and emotions towards that through various mediums. [...] […]
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• Festival in Sight! February 14, 2012 2:24 am
  Hello again! This week we’re taking a break from the usual “Where Are They Now?” updates to focus on a bit of Mixed Roots news. By this, of course, I mean the upcoming Festival!! (Well, upcoming may be a bit of a stretch. After all, the Festival isn’t until this June, but that doesn’t mean [...] […]
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• Spotlight on Athena Asklipiadis February 7, 2012 8:01 pm
  This week we’re shining the spotlight on Athena Asklipiadis, a woman who has attended the Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival for the past few years. At her first Festival, Asklipiadis came as an attendee, but in years following she has manned a booth. A part of the Festival that Asklipiadis enjoyed greatly was seeing [...] […]
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• A Chat with Nicole Koschmann January 31, 2012 1:31 am
  Today we’re having a chat with Nicole Koschmann, a film-maker who participated in the 2010 Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival! At the Festival, Koschmann’s documentary Black, White, and Yellow was screened in front of an audience that she felt was the best possible for the film. The documentary is about transracial adoption, a subject [...] […]
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• An Interview with Tara Betts January 22, 2012 9:33 pm
  Time for another of our “Where Are They Now?” specials. This week we’re focusing on Tara Betts, a writer who took part in the Festival in June, 2010. During the Festival, she read from her book Arc & Hue and also spoke with other authors about literature. Betts especially enjoyed these chats at the Mixed [...] […]
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• And We’re Back!! January 16, 2012 5:27 pm
  Hello again, all you lovely people! I admit that it’s been a while, but the blog is back. That’s right, B-A-C-K, back! So make sure to check it out periodically for spotlights, Mixed Root Festival news, and more! Ooh, this is so exciting, I can’t wait! […]
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