Glamour magazine interviews Rashida and Kidada Jones
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Glamour’s June issue (cover girl is Debra Messing, see left) features a very interesting interview with Rashida and Kidada Jones, along with their parents, Peggy Lipton and Quincy Jones. (Thanks Kimberly, for letting us know about this!)
Their story has some uncanny parallels to Danzy Senna’s novel “Caucasia” (minus the whole going undercover and running from the authorities thing, of course). Kidada was older, and looked “more black.” Rashida was younger, and pretty much passed for white. When their parents divorced, Kidada went to live with Quincy, and Rashida lived with Peggy. The interview is pretty in-depth, and goes into how their racial identities changed over time, the problems they encountered, how their parents weren’t always well-equipped to help them deal. It’s a very honest and balanced piece, and it’s interesting to hear the parents’ perspective as well. I would definitely recommend picking it up.
Keya wrote:
This was an excellent interview that the Jones girls did. They discussed the two different sides of being by racial. One “Kidada” darker, and one “Rashida” lighter, and the struggles that they had to go through.
Posted 16 Jun 2005 at 12:14 am ¶
Lena wrote:
I also enjoyed the article. It was an honest inside peek into their relationship as sisters and their individual experiences with identy. I think it will help perhaps help other biracial or multicultural young women feel that they aren’t alone in their experiences and feelings.
Posted 23 Jun 2005 at 9:46 am ¶
sandra wrote:
I thought that the interview was great. I think this is the story that most mixed kids go through with siblings that usually don’t turn out looking the same like my sister and i. I think a lot of people can finally see how mixed kids cannot chose one side.
Posted 07 Oct 2005 at 7:49 pm ¶
Erin wrote:
Where can I find this article, I want to read it!
Posted 24 Oct 2005 at 6:34 pm ¶
Toni wrote:
I really would enjoy to read this article. I am sixteen years old, and happen to be biracial. I think Rashida Jones is a wonderful role model, and she has helped me learn to appreciate myself more.
Posted 06 Dec 2005 at 6:35 pm ¶
monkeylumps wrote:
Wow…I love Quincy Jones! He was poverty-stricken and through perseverance, he made contributions all over the world. I read his autobiography, “Q”. What a guy.
I don’t see Rashida as looking white. They have different facial features (Kidada looks softer), and Rashida’s skin is more golden and her eyes are a bit lighter…but I don’t see how she could pass for white. She looks mixed, IMO.
Posted 23 Aug 2006 at 10:07 pm ¶