Download or read book The Colors of Love written by Kimberly Hohman and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People of different races have been falling in love for centuries, but it has only been in the last 30 years that interracial relationships have become acceptable in American society—not to mention by local police. This book addresses the problems facing interracial couples from a black perspective. From interracial dating to marriage and child rearing, it talks frankly about racism and discrimination, deals with the disapproval of relatives, discusses the challenges of blending cultures and traditions at home, and celebrates the richness that an interracial relationship offers. Based on interviews with hundreds of biracial couples, this invaluable, savvy handbook will help black Americans navigate the challenges of having a white partner.
Download or read book Love s Revolution written by Maria P. P. Root and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Baby Boom generation was in college, the last miscegenation laws were declared unconstitutional, but interracial romances retained an aura of taboo. Since 1960 the number of mixed race marriages has doubled every decade. Today, the trend toward intermarriage continues, and the growing presence of interracial couples in the media, on college campuses, in the shopping malls and other public places draws little notice.Love's Revolutiontraces the social changes that account for the growth of intermarriage as well as the lingering prejudices and false beliefs that oppress racially mixed families. For this book author Maria P.P. Root, a clinical psychologist, interviewed some 200 people from a wide spectrum of racial and ethnic backgrounds. Speaking out about their views and experiences, these partners, family members, and children of mixed race marriages confirm that the barriers are gradually eroding; but they also testify to the heartache caused by family opposition and disapproving strangers. Root traces race prejudice to the various institutions that were structured to maintain white privilege, but the heart of the book is her analysis of what happens when people of different races decide to marry. Developing an analogy between families and types of businesses, she shows how both positive and negative reactions to such marriages are largely a matter of shared concepts of family rather than individual feelings about race. She probes into the identity issues that multiracial children confront and draws on her clinical experience to offer child-rearing recommendations for multiracial families. Root's "Bill of Rights for Racially Mixed People" is a document that at once empowers multiracial people and educates those who ominously ask, "What about the children?"Love's Revolutionpaints an optimistic but not idealized picture of contemporary relationships. The "Ten Truths about Interracial Marriage" that close the book acknowledge that mixed race couples experience the same stresses as everyone else in addition to those arising from other people's prejudice or curiosity. Their divorce rates are only slightly higher than those of single race couples, which suggests that their success or failure at marriage is not necessarily a racial issue. And that is a revolutionary idea! Author note:Maria P. P. Root, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and past President of the Washington State Psychological Association.
Download or read book The Colors of Love written by Melinda A. Mills and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book explores the experiences of multiracial people in intimate romantic relationships. The author considers how preferred racial identity shapes partner choice and the experiences of being racially mixed in romantic relationships. The book also examines patterns in multiracial people's romantic careers, to assess how much they are blending and blurring racial borders, or reinforcing them. It illustrates the extent to which members of the "two or more races" population participates in and upholds the current racial hierarchy"--
Download or read book Black Men in Interracial Relationships written by Kellina M. Craig-Henderson and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grounded in research, interviews, and analysis of census data, this book examines why relationships between black men and women not of African descent appear to be so popular among the black male elite. It provides insight into the continuing ways that race and ethnic status affect people's life choices.
Download or read book Boundaries of Love written by Chinyere K. Osuji and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How interracial couples in Brazil and the US navigate racial boundaries How do people understand and navigate being married to a person of a different race? Based on individual interviews with forty-seven black-white couples in two large, multicultural cities—Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro—Boundaries of Love explores how partners in these relationships ultimately reproduce, negotiate, and challenge the “us” versus “them” mentality of ethno-racial boundaries. By centering marriage, Chinyere Osuji reveals the family as a primary site for understanding the social construction of race. She challenges the naive but widespread belief that interracial couples and their children provide an antidote to racism in the twenty-first century, instead highlighting the complexities and contradictions of these relationships. Featuring black husbands with white wives as well as black wives with white husbands, Boundaries of Love sheds light on the role of gender in navigating life married to a person of a different color. Osuji compares black-white couples in Brazil and the United States, the two most populous post–slavery societies in the Western hemisphere. These settings, she argues, reveal the impact of contemporary race mixture on racial hierarchies and racial ideologies, both old and new.
Download or read book 50 Things to Know about Interracial Relationships written by 50 Things To Know and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2017-03 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Were you ever curious to know what it's like in a relationship with a partner of a different race? Do you want to know if other mix race couples experience similar things or share the same concerns? Would you like advice on the best way to go about approaching a different race crush? If you answered yes to any of these questions then this book is for you... 50 Things To Know About Interracial Relationships by Tesha Bacon offers an approach to understanding and preparing for the unique dating situations mixed race couples experience. Most books on interracial dating tell you there's no difference between a different race partner, and one of the same racel. Although that is a fundamental truth, there is a certain level of uniqueness these relationships possess, therefore c aspects of the relationship may vary. Based on knowledge from the world's leading experts interracial marriages are increasing with positive and negative results. In these pages you'll discover key tips and advice to help navigate the unique experience of interracial dating. This book will help you consider any obstacles that may hinder your budding interracial romance, provide tips to strengthen your relationship, and advice to deal with opposition or support of your dating decision. By the time you finish this book, you will know have general expectations on what to expect when dating interracially, and gain perspective in order to be able to provide support for aln interracial couple you know. So grab YOUR copy today. You'll be glad you did. For each 50 Things to Know book that is sold (not including free days), 10 cents is given to teaching and learning. Go to 50ThingsToKnow.com/GivingBack to find out more.
Download or read book Navigating Interracial Borders written by Erica Chito Childs and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-24 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the best books written about interracial relationships to date. . . . Childs offers a sophisticated and insightful analysis of the social and ideological context of black-white interracial relationships."—Heather Dalmage, author Tripping on the Color Line "A pioneering project that thoroughly analyzes interracial marriage in contemporary America."—Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, author of Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States Is love color-blind, or at least becoming increasingly so? Today’s popular rhetoric and evidence of more interracial couples than ever might suggest that it is. But is it the idea of racially mixed relationships that we are growing to accept or is it the reality? What is the actual experience of individuals in these partnerships as they navigate their way through public spheres and intermingle in small, close-knit communities? In Navigating Interracial Borders, Erica Chito Childs explores the social worlds of black-white interracial couples and examines the ways that collective attitudes shape private relationships. Drawing on personal accounts, in-depth interviews, focus group responses, and cultural analysis of media sources, she provides compelling evidence that sizable opposition still exists toward black-white unions. Disapproval is merely being expressed in more subtle, color-blind terms. Childs reveals that frequently the same individuals who attest in surveys that they approve of interracial dating will also list various reasons why they and their families wouldn’t, shouldn’t, and couldn’t marry someone of another race. Even college students, who are heralded as racially tolerant and open-minded, do not view interracial couples as acceptable when those partnerships move beyond the point of casual dating. Popular films, Internet images, and pornography also continue to reinforce the idea that sexual relations between blacks and whites are deviant. Well-researched, candidly written, and enriched with personal narratives, Navigating Interracial Borders offers important new insights into the still fraught racial hierarchies of contemporary society in the United States.
Download or read book Black Men in Interracial Relationships written by Kellina Craig-Henderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is it that successful black men--black men who are "at the top of their game" in the arts, entertainment, politics and athletics--are four times as apt to be married to or dating a woman who is not an African American than they were only thirty years ago? And why are twice as many black men involved in interracial relationships as black women? In addition to their celebrity status, which includes widespread popularity and wealth, black men from Charles Barkley to James Earl Jones to Russell Simmons to Bryant Gumbel share something else in common; something that also characterizes the experiences of more than 250,000 less well-known black men in the United States. They happen to be involved in interracial intimate relationships. Less than fifty years ago such relationships were next to impossible, leading to severe social sanctions. The fact that this is no longer the case is concrete evidence of changes in the quality and character of contemporary race relations. Drawing on her own observations, and her examination of the responses of a small, diverse group of black men who date (in some cases exclusively), have sexual relations with, and marry women who are not of African descent, the book provides insight into the continuing ways that race and ethnic status affect the choices people make in their lives. Until this book, though, these types of relationships have received scant serious attention. Craig-Henderson forthrightly addresses the taboo, interspersing analysis with verbatim accounts from black men involved in such relationships. Grounded in serious research, interviews, and analysis of census data, Black Men in Interracial Relationships examines why such relationships appear to be so popular among black male elites. In the process, the author unravels the mystery behind the apparent absence of black women in black men's lives. It will be of interest to specialists in race, gender, family, and sexual issues, and appropriate for courses in these areas. It is also highly readable and thought-provoking for the general public, who will find its observations and findings fascinating.
Download or read book Loving written by Sheryll Cashin and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The landmark story of how interracial love and marriage changed American history—and continues to alter the landscape of American politics When Mildred and Richard Loving wed in 1958, they were ripped from their shared bed and taken to court. Their crime: miscegenation, punished by exile from their home state of Virginia. The resulting landmark decision of Loving v. Virginia ended bans on interracial marriage and remains a signature case—the first to use the words “white supremacy” to describe such racism. Drawing from the earliest chapters in US history, legal scholar Sheryll Cashin reveals the enduring legacy of America’s original sin, tracing how we transformed from a country without an entrenched construction of race to a nation where one drop of nonwhite blood merited exclusion from full citizenship. In vivid detail, she illustrates how the idea of whiteness was created by the planter class of yesterday and is reinforced by today’s power-hungry dog-whistlers to divide struggling whites and people of color, ensuring plutocracy and undermining the common good. Not just a hopeful treatise on the future of race relations in America, Loving challenges the notion that trickle-down progressive politics is our only hope for a more inclusive society. Accessible and sharp, Cashin reanimates the possibility of a future where interracial understanding serves as a catalyst of a social revolution ending not in artificial color blindness but in a culture where acceptance and difference are celebrated.
Download or read book Interracial Romance written by Chris Campbell and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-10-16 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover How To Set Yourself Up For Success In An Interracial Relationship!Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device!You're about to discover the key information for how to stack the odds in your favor for a successful interracial relationship. Believe it or not, there are still people who have families or friends that disapprove of interracial relationships in today's world. Fostering a relationship is tough enough, but with detractors all around you, it can really affect your self-confidence when out in public. In order to be happy and successful with your family, friends, and career, it is important to understand how to deal with this. Set yourself up to win from the beginning!The truth is, if you are suffering from outside forces because of dating someone of another race, you need an effective strategy or else you will have issues continuously popping up. This book goes into the challenges one will face in an interracial relationship, the basic keys to making it work, how to adjust to each other's differences, and a step-by-step strategy that will set you up for success!Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... The Challenges You Will Face The Causes Of Concern And How To Deal With Them The Basics That You Must Know Adjusting To Your Partner And His/Her Family's Differences! Take action right away to learn the keys to interracial dating by downloading this book, "Interracial Romance: The Ultimate Guide to Interracial Relationships And What You Need to Know", for a limited time discount!
Download or read book Love in Black and White written by Mark Mathabane and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dramatic, revealing, and riveting story of how Mark and Gail Mathabane overcame their own prejudices, society's disapproval, family opposition, and personal self-doubts to be together in an interracial relationship. 16 pages of photos.
Download or read book Interracial Romance and Health written by Byron Miller and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interracial Romance and Health: Bridging Generations, Race Relations, and Well-Being examines how the race of one’s partner, and the couple’s racial composition, can affect a person’s lived experiences and health outcomes.
Download or read book Mixed Up written by Tineka Smith and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interracial couple gives an honest glimpse into how they’ve dealt with the tension of race in their relationship and their lives. When Tineka Smith and Alex Court first fell in love, neither were prepared for the disconnect between them when it came to race. As a Black American woman, Tineka struggled with the oppression and microaggressions she faced on a daily basis, and it took Alex, a White British man, a lot of soul-searching to see that his life-long expectations were skewed by his privilege. The couple’s struggles were amplified when the Black Lives Matter movement swept across the United States and the world. Mixed Up is their confessional. In a series of alternating chapters, Tineka and Alex share their deepest feelings and the lessons they’ve learned about race and privilege—from their childhoods to their education and workplace experiences to thoughts about their future children. While Tineka finds herself in the role of racial equality advocate in her own relationship, Alex learns what it means to be a true ally as a person—and a husband. In all its raw heartache, humor, and honesty, their story brings hope that there is a future in which interracial relationships and families can find love and acceptance. “An illuminating book that will challenge what you think you know about relationships, cultural diversity and race.” —Olivette Otele, historian and author of African Europeans “A must read book that will change the way we see mixed race couples and make us question our own entrenched beliefs.” —Melissa Fleming, award-winning author of A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea
Download or read book Beyond Loving written by Amy C. Steinbugler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond Loving provides a critical examination of interracial intimacy in the beginning decades of the twenty-first century-an era rife with racial contradictions, where interracial relationships are increasingly seen as symbols of racial progress even as old stereotypes about illicit eroticism persist. Drawing on extensive qualitative research, Amy Steinbugler examines the racial dynamics of everyday life for lesbian, gay, and heterosexual Black/White couples. She disputes the notion that interracial partners are enlightened subjects who have somehow managed to "get beyond" race. Instead, for many partners, interracial intimacy represents not the end, but the beginning of a sustained process of negotiating racial differences. Her research reveals the ordinary challenges that partners frequently face and the myriad ways that race shapes their interactions with each other as well as with neighbors, family members, co-workers and strangers. Steinbugler analyzes the everyday actions and strategies through which individuals maintain close relationships in a society with deeply-rooted racial inequalities-what she calls "racework." Beyond Loving reveals interracial intimacy as an ongoing process rather than a singular accomplishment. This analytic shift helps us reach a new understanding of how race "works"-not just in intimate spheres, but across all facets of contemporary social life.
Download or read book Black Women in Interracial Relationships written by Kellina Craig-Henderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the most recent U.S. census, twice as many black men are involved in interracial relationships as black women. Do black women consciously resist such involvement? What motivates the relatively few women who are in these types of relationships? And how do they navigate the unfamiliar terrain in intimacy? One of the most popular explanations for black women's involvement in interracial intimacy is the unavailability of eligible black men. This explanation focuses on the dismal statistics popularly discussed in reports that forecast lonely futures for African American females. Craig-Henderson explores another, more provocative explanation. She argues that some black women may disassociate from larger social stereotypes by consciously and strategically making choices that distance them from what is considered characteristic of the "typical" African American woman. Scant serious attention has focused upon intimate interracial relationships, perhaps because of a general reluctance to deal with two extremely provocative issues: race and sex. As rates of interracial relationships continue to increase, discussions about interracial intimacy are relevant and timely. Craig-Henderson considers the continuing taboo of interracial relationships involving African Americans, the way this taboo is changing, and the way that contemporary race relations perpetuate longstanding stereotypes about race and sex. The book includes in-depth, unstructured interviews with a wide range of black women currently involved in interracial intimate relationships. Each individual discusses their relationships with family members, beliefs about the influence of race in America, unique problems associated with interracial intimacy, as well as sexual attraction, racial identity, and children. Of particular interest to specialists in race, gender, family, and sexual issues, this work is also accessible and appealing to general readers.
Download or read book Irresistible Love written by Tiana Dorsey and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STEAMY HOT BLACK WOMAN WHITE MAN / INTERRACIAL ROMANCE COLLECTION : 3 Standalone Romance Short Stories With No Cliffhanger Once Bitten, Twice Shy When Almeria Jones gets an invite to her high school reunion, she can only think of one person: Sam Sparrow. The golden eyed boy who showed her true love and shattered her heart beyond repair. She isn’t even sure that she can face him again, but she has to give it a try. As soon as they lay eyes on each other, sparks fly all over again and the past hurt is quickly forgotten…but is Sam all that he appears to be, or does he have secrets that are about to catch up with both of them? Ride Me, Cowboy Dani Douglas doesn’t mind having a vacation fling with handsome rodeo rider Weston Stroh, but when he puts his heart on the line, they’re both in for a wild ride. City girl Danica Douglas has no idea why her girlfriends want to take a vacation in remote Sagebrush, Wyoming until a handsome rodeo rider stumbles into her path. Dani doesn’t mind getting physical with Weston Stroh, but she never expected to fall in love with him, let alone his quaint country town. Can Dani keep their love affair from becoming an affair of the heart? Does she even want to? Sealed with a Kiss Assistant District Attorney Miri Madsen just had her first big win in court—putting away a small time drug dealer, Matty “Mad Dog” Make—and deserves to celebrate. But when she leaves her victory party, she discovers the tires on her car have been slashed. Miri calls a car service for a ride home, which might be the smartest move she’s ever made. Miri’s driver is Luke Farmer, a retired Navy SEAL who longs for the peace and quiet of a civilian life. When it turns out that Miri got on the bad side of a local crime ring, she and Luke need to rely on one another to survive long enough to put the head of the cartel behind bars.
Download or read book Love That Defies Boundaries written by Nikita Gupta Mba and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of real stories by real people will show you that interracial love can stand the test of time. It details the multitude of challenges that interracial couples have to work and prevail through while also discussing the reality of being a person of mixed-race heritage. These stories will make you laugh and cry, they will inspire, and most of all, they will show you that love is not only beautiful, it is powerful.
