The U. Census predicts America will become a majority-minority country between and , with great growth projected for multiracial populations. Buggs wanted to determine how multiracial women classify interracial relationships and what factors influence their decision to engage with a potential suitor. Her findings are published in the Journal of Marriage and Family. Buggs interviewed a group of women who identified as multiracial and had dating profiles on the online site, OkCupid. She found three themes that surfaced after qualitative interviews with each participant, which lasted two to three hours.
Our True Face: Interracial dating encourages open mindedness
The celebrity world offers up plenty of examples. Actress Tika Sumpter, who is Black and engaged to a white man, tweeted that white people in relationships with Black people have a duty to fight racism on behalf of their partners. The landmark Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia struck down state bans on interracial marriage in
Browse the profiles of influential couples around the world or visualize some of their stories through an infographic. On July 11, , newlyweds Richard and Mildred Loving were asleep in bed when three armed police officers burst into the room. The couple were hauled from their house and thrown into jail, where Mildred remained for several days, all for the crime of getting married.