by Nina Sharma American love stories have a default race: white. If the love story is “interracial,” one person is white, and the other person is not. In a standard American rom-com, the only nonwhite characters are the white lead’s helpful best friends or underwritten ...
The proposed federal Respect for Marriage Act would enshrine marriage equality, ensuring the rights of same-sex and interracial couples. The legislation passed the U.S. House earlier this year with a large, bipartisan majority that reflects the will of most Americans. The Senate must now ...
On June 12, 1967, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Loving v. Virginia, declaring unconstitutional interracial marriage bans in Virginia and 15 other states — including West Virginia. Writing for the court, Chief Justice Warren stated: “The fact that Virginia ...