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HomeGlossary Itemtransracial

transracial

November 21, 2015May 10, 2016 rkanigel 3966 views

Across or crossing racial boundaries. The term is most often used in adoption to describe families where a child is adopted by parents of a different race. In 2015, the term was used to describe Rachel Dolezal, a NAACP chapter president who made international news when she was outed as a white woman who identified herself as black.Print

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