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(Illustration by Chris Kindred) There’s this literary theory called the “mulatto canary in the coal mine.” It holds that the treatment and depictions of mixed-race people in art and culture is a reflection of the broader state of race relations in America at that moment. The theory has been applied to works throughout American history, from Nella…

Yara Shahidi has to navigate complex racial issues both inside and outside the world of Black-ish. Rich Fury/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rich Fury/Getty Images Yara Shahidi has to navigate complex racial issues both inside and outside the world of Black-ish. Rich Fury/Getty Images In some ways, Yara Shahidi is a lot like Zoey…