Apr 25th

Mixed Race Radio.com & The Happily Mixed Up Community

By Yasmin S

Yasmin S. the Founder of The Happily Mixed Up Community will be a featured guest on Mixed Race Radio.com which is hosted by one of our very own members Tiffany Rae Reid.
The Interview will air on Wednesday May 15th, 2013 at 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mixed-race-radio/2013/05/15/taking-a-visit-to-the-happily-mixed-up-community

You can follow Mixed Race Radio on blogtalkrado.com
http://bit.ly/W3aRIQ
Show Airs Every Wednesday from 12:00pm - 12:45pm Eastern Standard Time.

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Apr 14th

THE HMUC - STRENGTH IN NUMBERS!

By Yasmin S
Read what one blogger had to say about our community.
http://www.bumbutz.com/strength-in-numbers/
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Apr 14th

Making the world happier, One relationship at a time.

By Yasmin S
This blog was written and linked to our community.

Evolution and your relationships
http://www.relationshiprehab.us/2012/08/14/evolution-and-your-relationships/
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Apr 14th

How this site came to be

By Yasmin S
First off, I'd like to thank you for visiting and becoming a valued member of our community.

This social site was literally conceptualized in one minute!
On July 1, 2011 it was about 85 degrees outside and I was roasting under the hair dryer at the salon, ahhhhh the price for beauty. You could say the dryer cooked up the idea :-) LOL!! :-( whahh...whahhhhh.

No....no really now, About a month ago I threw a birthday party for my son and one of the kids he invited from his class just happened to be  bi-racial. At a later date I had a conversation with this little boys mom and she wanted to know why there were so many mixed couples and families at the party. She asked if it was some sort of club or group that she and her husband could join. I laughed OUT LOUD! and explained that there was no club or group, that the guests in question were all friends & family. She was surprised about that.
I really liked her and told her that our boys get along so well that she and her family can hang out with us anytime.

So while cooking under the dryer. VOILA!! the main dish was served and I call it Happily Mixed Up.com.

I'm hoping that within this community you will be able to make awesome new friends, share fantastic & meaningful stories, get helpful advice and much needed support.

Most important enjoy being HAPPILY MIXED UP!
Best wishes
Yaz
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Apr 14th

The Cool Things Members Like About The Happily Mixed Up Community

By Yasmin S

Here within the Happily Mixed Up Community our members can:
Connect with people around the world
Create or participate in discussion forums and blogs
Give and/or receive advice and support
Customize their profile
Create Groups
Chat
IM
Add photos
Upload music 
Upload Video
Promote or advertise their own business
Create or Host an LMU Event 
Share with other members
Play fun arcade games
An opportunity to earn extra $$ through new member referrals/Invites.
(Read community terms for details about our profit sharing program)

Sign up today and start enjoying The Happily Mixed up Community!!

Note** You can advertise your company on your profile page and the Referrals & Advertisments page.

Any questions please email  inquiries@thehmuc.com

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Apr 9th

We Think This Harlem Teacher Is Awesome. His Students Agree

By Yasmin S
In this moving DonorsChoose video, high-schoolers shed tears while talking about how Mr. Doyle has impacted their lives.

http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/04/08/donorschoose-think-this-teacher-awesome-students-agree-video
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Apr 9th

Finding Mr. Right: A 1950s Guide to Dating

By Yasmin S

Finding Mr. Right: A 1950s
Guide to Dating

‘She thinks it’s wonderful that he’s so wonderful. She’s right -- for him.’

Alessandra RamApr 4 2013, 12:30 PM ET

In an era when the median marrying age for women was 19, this instructional film reminds us that, in the '50s, society still viewed college for women as merely a layover on the way down the aisle. Female viewers take note: Be careful not to allow your own wants and needs to take precedence; it’s about changing yourself, not the other person. Oh, and make sure to find a man who knows what he wants.
Click Link To Watch Video
http://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2013/04/finding-mr-right-a-1950s-guide-to-dating/274670/

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Apr 9th

Brad Paisley and LL Cool J Have a Conversation About Racism

By Yasmin S

The Atlanitc Wire.com

Richard Lawson 7,996 ViewsApr 8, 2013

It seems that country singer Brad Paisley is having an identity crisis. See, he's from the South and he's proud of that, but one time a (presumably black, possibly invented for the purposes of storytelling) Starbucks employee was not a fan of his Confederate flag T-shirt. So he's written a song called "Accidental Racist," which just got posted on YouTube today. In it, Paisley says that his T-shirt just means that he's a Skynyrd fan and is proud to be from the South. (Maybe someone should tell him that Skynyrd doesn't want anything to do with that flag anymore.) But what's a Southern boy to do when people call him racist for that? Poor Brad. After all, he says, "I'm just a white man / Living in the South land." That's all. And, hey, "Our generation / Didn't build this nation" — so the past isn't his fault, for pete's sake.

As a counterpoint, LL Cool J comes on about halfway through the song to rap about growing up in the 'hood and to tell the people that his do-rag and sagging jeans don't mean that he's "up to no good." See it's just a matter of perception and perspective! Don't you feel so enriched by this conversation?

Look, it's probably good that Brad and LL are trying to unpack these complex issues, but this is maybe not the best medium? It's at least not exactly the most thoughtfully done thing. Sagging pants and do-rags have never, as far as I can remember, represented a fight to keep anyone enslaved. So the comparison between those fashion statements and the Confederate flag seems a little off. Maybe if Paisley had said, I dunno, a NASCAR shirt? That might make a little more sense. But, hey, give it a listen and judge for yourself. Is "Accidental Racist" a searching inquiry into the nature of identity politics? Or is it misguided folly? You must come down on one side of today's most important issue.

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Mar 3rd

German Man, Lives (Pretty Well) Without Using Money

By Yasmin S
Raphael F ellmer, German Man, Lives (Pretty Well) Without Using Money
By: Catherine New @ Huffington Post.com

Raphael Fellmer won’t touch money. When he finds a bill on the street, he leaves it there. When he needs food, clothes or other material goods, he scavenges through the trash.

For more than two years, 29-year-old Fellmer has been on what he calls a “complete money strike” to show the world how misguided we've become about our material possessions and excess consumption, especially of food.

Click link to read full article http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/28/raphael-fellmer-no-money_n_2782543.html?utm_hp_ref=@money123

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Feb 14th

Why mixed-race comic was 'born a crime'

By Yasmin S

Trevor Noah - Fast Rising Biracial Comic
From Jessica Ellis, CNN
updated 6:30 AM EST, Wed February 13, 2013

At just 28 years old, Noah is already a big name in his country's fledgling standup scene, as well as a cover star for Rolling Stone South Africa. But despite treating the audience as friends, he's not afraid of provocative subject matter, with his latest show called "The Racist."

Watch Trevor Noah's standup

S. African comedian: I was born a crime
Trevor Noah: Humor is global

The son of a black South African woman and a white Swiss man who met when interracial relationships were illegal in South Africa, Noah jokes that he was "born a crime." On stage, he draws upon his particular life experiences to tackle thorny issues with his funny, and sometimes trenchant, punchlines.

"My mom would be arrested, she would be fined and still she was like 'ooh, I don't care, I want a white man, ooh,'" he tells a laughing audience gathered in London's Soho Theater. "And my dad was also like, well, you know how the Swiss love chocolate."

Noah's mixed-race heritage defines his routine. Race and ethnicity are leading themes in his standup, echoing his life while growing up in a Soweto township during the apartheid years and being labeled mixed race.

"In the streets my father couldn't walk with us -- he would walk on the other side of the road and wave at me -- like a creepy pedophile," he tells the Soho Theater crowd. "And my mom could walk with me but every time the police went by she would drop me -- I felt like a bag of weed."

CLICK Link For Full Article http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/13/showbiz/trevor-no
ah-comedy/

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