Interracial marriage went from criminal to commonplace. Could it go back?

Latest News June 15, 2024

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 ...

Loving v. Virginia: We’ve come far, but still have far to go

Editorial June 10, 2021

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 ...