Media Appearances
Sarah Valentine answers questions about her new memoir When I Was White, including why her parents lied to her about her race, what it was like to transition from White to Black, and what the experience has taught her about race in America.
Q&A with Sarah Valentine
Valentine answers readers’ follow-ups questions about her memoir and why it took her so long to realize she was Black/biracial. As she discusses, the issue is not as clear-cut as it might seem.
Follow-up Q&A
Author and Carnegie Mellon alumna Sarah Valentine speaks with students, faculty, and staff at a lunch conversation co-hosted by the Departments of English and Modern Languages and the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion.
Lunchtime Q&A
“When I Was White” interview with Sarah Valentine on the Pennsylvania Cable Network series PA Books, featuring PA authors discussing their new work. The author speaks with Brian Lockman about her memoir.
PCN PA Books Interview
Podcasts & Radio Interviews
A Journey Through Race and Self
Originally published on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
United States of Race - Episode 1: When I Was White
United States of Race Podcast hosted by DB Crema
She Thought She Was White
KERA Think hosted by Kris Boyd
Memorist Recalls Her Journey from White to Black
Listen on the WESA 90.5 website, hosted by Bill O’Driscoll
A Complicated Personal Journey Through Race
Listen on BYU Radio - Landmines, Bill Murray Stories, hosted by Julie Rose.