I was really happy with this piece I wrote for the Huffington Post about Trevor Noah becoming the new host of The Daily Show, one of my all-time favorite shows and addictions. 

by Heidi W. Durrow

No matter where people shake out on Trevor Noah and his controversial tweets, one word fans and critics alike have agreed to describes Jon Stewart's Daily Show successor is "mixed-race."

His multiracial background is mentioned in most headlines about the announcement and is central to his description in most stories.

But why is it so remarkable?

In the 2010 Census, 9 million people -- or 2.9 percent of the population -- chose more than one race to describe themselves -- a change of about 32 percent since 2000. Mixed-race children are the country's fastest-growing demographic.

And our president -- although he self-identifies as African-American -- comes from a decidedly mixed-race family.

Some pundits say that Noah's upbringing as a biracial child in South Africa is notable because it provides him with a unique perspective on American race relations. And surely it will.

But what I think is most remarkable is the way that Noah's mixed-race funny man status allows us to fundamentally change the conversation we've had about mixed-race identity and experience.

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