Mixed History
This term refers to people of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry, common in Latin America.
What is Mestizo?
This group of people only account for ~4% of the racial breakdown at Pitt.
What is multiracial?
This actress is of Chinese and Swedish descent, is best known for making viewers argue over Team Conrad vs. Team Jeremiah.
Who is Lola Tung?
This former Disney Channel star and current Emmy-winning actress is African American and white.
Who is Zendaya?
This snack is composed of nuts, raisins, and sometimes chocolate.
What is trail mix?
In Louisiana, this term refers to a culture and language that blends French, African, Spanish, and Indigenous influences.
What is Creole?
The acronym DEI stands for this.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
This actress played Mary, a biracial vampire, in the 2025 movie "Sinners," and is of mixed African American and Filipina ancestry.
Who is Hailee Steinfeld?
This famous politician is half Indian and half Jamaican.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This sport combines techniques from boxing, wrestling, and jiu-jitsu.
What is Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)?
This landmark 1967 Supreme Court case legalized interracial marriage nationwide.
What is Loving v. Virginia?
Acronym for institutions like Pitt, where the majority of students are white.
The name of this Afro-Latino Marvel superhero, who wears the Spider-Man mask in the “Spider-Verse” films.
Who is Miles Morales?
This tennis player, of Haitian and Japanese descent, has won multiple Grand Slam titles.
Who is Naomi Osaka?
This kind of drink blends alcohol with juice or soda.
What is a mixed drink?
This term describes the historical idea that having “any” African ancestry classified someone as Black.
What is the one-drop rule?
This is the year that MUSA was founded.
This biracial comedian from South Africa wrote the memoir "Born a Crime," recounting his experiences growing up during apartheid.
Who is Trevor Noah?
This action-star actor with a mixed background of English, Native Hawaiian, Chinese, and Portuguese descent. In his most famous film, he takes the red pill.
Who is Keanu Reeves?
This kind of music collection was first shared on cassettes and later as playlists.
What is a mix-tape?
This U.S. Census year was the first to allow people to select more than one race.
What is 2000?
This is the acronym for the BEST Pitt club dedicated to mixed-race students.
What is MUSA?
This show following a young Rainbow Johnson, is a prequel to a show with a similar name.
What is Mixed-ish?
This singer, of African American, Venezuelan, and Irish descent, is the only artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 in four different decades.
Who is Mariah Carey?
The Census Bureau calls people who identify with two or more races this category.