Interracial

For as long as movies and TV have been around, there have been countless stories about the subject of love. These stories can often inspire a very emotional reaction from audiences, either with happy feels or emotionally devastating ill-fated romances. The industry can also shed a light on important real-life issues, including those related to interracial relationships. And in my opinion there are 5 movies and TV romances with great discussions about interracial relationships. Over the past few years, there's been a ton…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a study published in Economic Inquiry, investigators have compared wages of Black and white interracially married individuals with those of intraracially married individuals in the United States. After controlling for other factors that influence wages, the researchers found a wage penalty for white males in interracial marriages and a wage premium for…

One of the very first images to go viral and emerge from the USA in 2024 captured love, passion, and inclusivity, which hopefully indicates a great start to the year.CNN broadcasted a passionate kiss between an interracial same-sex couple immediately after the New Year’s ball dropped in Times Square, New York City, on Monday (January 1).The image showed two men wearing large Planet Fitness hats locking lips in a lengthy display of affection as soon as the countdown to 2024 concluded on “New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The landmark United States Supreme Court ruling in Loving v. Commonwealth of Virginia abolished bans on interracial marriage in the United States in 1967, but a new academic paper from Rice University and Texas A&M University said an uptick in interracial relationships since then has not ended discriminatory tendencies, even among individuals who are in these romantic partnerships.…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In middle childhood, kids begin to self-segregate by race. A common assumption is that this behavior coincides with them becoming more prejudiced. But what if, instead of developing racist beliefs, children actually fear saying or doing the wrong thing and being labeled as racist? For the past…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Interracial relationships between friends, acquaintances and relatives were more than twice as likely to dissolve after the 2016 election than those of the same race, a study recently published by sociologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has found. The study examined "defriending,"…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study has found a rise in racial apathy—in other words, not caring about racial inequality—among young white adults. Racial apathy and the…