Interracial Romance, With Black Women as the Stars

In “Insecure,” “Love Is Blind” and “The Lovebirds,” these leading ladies are pushing back against dating bias in the real world.

In many ways, these romances push back against racial bias in the real world. In 2014, the online dating site OkCupid updated a study that found that of all the groups on its site, African-American women were considered less desirable than, and received significantly fewer matches than, women of other races.

Intermarriage in the U.S. 50 Years After Loving v. Virginia

According to Pew Social Trends, one of the most dramatic patterns occurs among black newlyweds: Black men are twice as likely as black women to have a spouse of a different race or ethnicity (24% vs. 12%). This gender gap has been a long-standing one – in 1980, 8% of recently married black men and 3% of their female counterparts were married to someone of a different race or ethnicity. A significant gender gap in intermarriage is apparent among Asian newlyweds as well, though the gap runs in the opposite direction: Just over one-third (36%) of Asian newlywed women have a spouse of a different race or ethnicity, while 21% of Asian newlywed men do. Read more here.

The most common racial or ethnic pairing among newlywed intermarried couples is one Hispanic and one white spouse (42%). Next most common are one white and one Asian spouse (15%) and one white and one multiracial spouse (12%).

https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/05/18/intermarriage-in-the-u-s-50-years-after-loving-v-virginia/

[Keri]… Washington said, “I do think the ways that we are thinking about interracial relationships now, it’s about two consenting individuals’ choosing.” She went on, “We’re in a moment of being able to really deal with the complicated nuance of two individuals coming together across cultural divides and choosing each other, both having free will.” Read the complete NY Times article HERE.

Here are some interesting real-life couples:

Princess Angela (born Angela Gisela Brown) was a standout graduate of Parsons School of Design in New York and worked as a fashion director for Adrienne Vittadini, before marrying Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein in January 2000. 

Legendary actor Robert De Niro married actress Grace Hightower in 1997. The couple has two children, born 1998 and 2011.

Habsburg, a native of Sudan, is the wife of Ferdinand Leopold Joseph Count von Habsburg of Austria. The couple wed in August 1999, hosting their ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya, and have three children, all born in Nairobi. 

Actor Alfre Woodard and writer/producer Roderick Spencer

Baroness Cecile de Massy of Monaco is married to Christian Louis Baron de Massy who is Prince Rainier of Monaco’s nephew. 

Jessica Olsson is the daughter of a Kenyan mother and Swedish father who grew up in Sweden. Nowitzki is is the Dallas Mavricks’ all-time leading scorer, the 2011 NBA Finals MVP, the 2007 NBA MVP and a two-time FIBA Europe Player of the Year.

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Markle, whose official title is Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex since her marriage to Prince Harry.

Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian, cofounder of Redditt

Iman and David Bowie