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This story seeks to capture the complexities and nuances of race for a father of biracial children, and how raising children in a diverse community like Meadowview had a positive impact on the family.<\/p>\n
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Paul Blanco\u2019s son\u2019s features began to look unfamiliar when he turned 13. It was middle school when Nicholas Blanco\u2019s hair began to curl.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis hair used to be like mine,\u201d Paul Blanco said. \u201cAnd then it looked like he got his fingers stuck in a light socket.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blanco is a white father of two biracial children and a longtime Meadowview resident. His kids, Briona, 21, and 24-year-old Nicholas \u2013 who goes by Nico \u2013 are Spanish, English, French and black.<\/p>\n
Raising Nico was difficult for Blanco \u2013 but not necessarily because he was biracial. Nico struggled with separation anxiety. \u201cI didn\u2019t see much of a difference whether not he was black or white,\u201d Blanco said. \u201cIf he would have been green he would have been freaking difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still, Blanco recognized there would be certain challenges and difficulties about being biracial that he would not fully comprehend. \u201cI understood that there would be some challenges that I didn’t understand,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Blanco has a strong relationship with his son. While race never strongly influenced that relationship, Blanco had to confront the issue of race constantly with a biracial family.<\/p>\n
In restaurants in Louisiana, patrons would stare at Blanco dining with his black wife.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd my wife would stand up and go to their table and tell them, \u2018what the hell are you looking at?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
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And as a child growing up without supervision, I ran from the police on a regular basis and thought it was fun.<\/p>\n
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When Blanco briefly lived in a wealthy community with his children, his neighbor\u2019s kids were ordered not to hang out with Blanco\u2019s children and the friends who frequented the Blanco home.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe neighbors were somewhat concerned about the kids that hung out at my house,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Then there was the shooting death of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man who was shot and killed by Sacramento Police in his grandparents\u2019 backyard in Meadowview, where Blanco has lived with his family for the last 20 years. The shooting prompted Blanco to have a conversation with his son Nico. He knew Clark and frequently went to parties with him.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd as a child growing up without supervision, I ran from the police on a regular basis and thought it was fun,\u201d Blanco said. \u201cTo picture my son in his hoodie, you know, running or jogging … and then being chased \u2013 and then decide to run because he thinks it’s fun \u2013 that’s a scary thought.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Paul Blanco explains that his 24-year-old son, Nico, pictured at age five, looked like both his mother and father, but began to embrace his black heritage as he grew older. (Erika Soderstom\/Next Generation Radio)<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|27px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Story Text” disabled_on=”off|off|off%22%22″ _builder_version=”3.6″ text_font=”Roboto||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.9em” custom_padding=”30px|||”]<\/p>\n Clark\u2019s death drew out hundreds of protesters to the streets of Sacramento. \u201cSay his name,\u201d followed by \u201cStephon Clark,\u201d echoed throughout the capital. Media attention followed, casting a negative light on the community, Blanco said.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Blanco started to see how the shooting was changing the community \u2013 and himself \u2013 in a positive way.<\/p>\n Blanco started attending more community events and began interacting with the Clark family more. He even helped Stephon Clark\u2019s grandparents rebuild their home.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it has brought people closer,\u201d Blanco said. \u201cThere’s a bigger separation, but that separation was probably already there. But now it\u2019s identified, and something that can be worked on.\u201d<\/p>\n Blanco sees the shooting as a watershed moment for Meadowview. In fact, he thinks its changed the community so much that he doesn\u2019t believe the tragedy will repeat itself.<\/p>\n \u201cTo be honest with you, I think that the community has come together and I think that the police department, the authorities, everybody knows that this is an absolute tragedy,\u201d Blanco said. \u201cAnd I think there’s going to be a huge impact on South Sacramento in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n The things Blanco loves about Meadowview, however, remain the same \u2013 the diversity, the community spirit, the neighborhood\u2019s ability to bounce back from tragedy.<\/p>\n \u201cI like the fact that when someone has very little and they can exhibit joy,\u201d Blanco said. \u201cThe people are real. 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