Interracial marriage

INDIANA — In a conversation with reporters Tuesday, Republican U.S. Senator Mike Braun said he would be okay with leaving the question of interracial marriage to the states, then later walked back those comments. Dan Carden with the Times of Northwest Indiana asked if the Supreme Court strikes down Roe vs Wade, would Braun consider […]

A former school officer in Knox County, Tennessee has filed a $250,000 lawsuit against the district and the city charging that he was wrongfully terminated because his supervisor took offense to his marriage to a Black woman, writes USA Today.

The case of Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, a married interracial couple from Virginia, became part of the national conversation back in June 1967. The…

Over the weekend, black women were honored during BET’s annual “Black Girls Rock!” event which got us thinking. We know Black women are amazing and…

Surely Essence Magazine’s Abiola Abrams has heard her share of intimacy issues from couples inrelationships of every sort since being in the love business, but something tells us that her latest inquiry was a little different. A black woman wrote into the magazine saying that her husband calls her “nigger bitch” during sex and has joked about […]

As interracial families, mixed marriages and biracial children increase in the U.S., so do old stigmas and tensions towards them. One out of every seven new marriages is between a couple of different races, yet interracial couples and children still face tensions. Post-Racial? Black-White Marriages On The Rise Poll Shows That 86% Of Americans Approve […]

Marriage between Black people and white people is on the rise, according to a recent study by Journal of Marriage and Family. In 1980, only 3% of Black people were married to white people, and in 2008 more than 10% of Black people were married to white people. Poll Shows That 86% Of Americans Approve […]

A new Gallup poll shows that 86% of Americans approve of interracial marriage, up from 4% in 1958 and 43% in 1983. The poll shows that 96% African American approve of interracial marriage while 84% of white people approve of it. Gallup reports: Approval of black-white marriages is at a record high among blacks and […]

Numerous stories and statistics tell of Black women’s trouble finding a mate. According to the Wall Street Journal, Black women make up the largest unmarried segment of the American population. NewsOne “On The Corner” Video Series On Interracial Relationships: “They Spit On Us!” Interracial Relationships Still Taboo Are We Abandoning Our Race By Dating Interracially? […]

A recently released infographic by Good Magazine illustrates the growing acceptance of interracial marriage in America. According to the data, one in seven marriages in the U.S. are interethnic or interracial. Asians and Hispanics, two of the fastest growing immigrants communities, appear to be the most common groups to marry outside of their race. Among […]

Why are fewer black women having to look outside their race more and more to find a spouse. <!--more-->

More and more celebs are revealing their secret relationships, Terrence Howard is the latest. <!--more-->