I posed the question to a group of my girlfriends one evening not long ago, as we sat on the rooftop of Latitude Bar and Grill, among a mixed crowd of 20-something professionals, sipping margaritas and enjoying the last days of a New York summer. The collective response was a nonchalant who cares, with all agreeing that the topic has been overly probed in the media. “Maybe it’s because we live here,” one friend said, “but it’s not a big deal.”
We are a group of women of color who have all participated in interracial dating. It is inevitable, especially being single and living in New York City. All in our mid-20s, we live a reality that is a melting pot of mixing and mingling, people open to making connections with anyone who can hold down a good conversation. This can lead to multiple dates and that can lead to marriage. According to the Pew Research Center, interracial marriage rates are at an all-time high in the United States, with the percentage of couples exchanging vows across the color line more than doubling over the last 30 years.
