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But as Jeremy O. Harris’ stage hit “Slave Play” has reminded us in recent years, heated arguments about fetishism, assimilation and otherness aren’t at all abstract when it comes to dating interracially.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Black men are more than twice as likely as Black women to marry interracially, with 8.6 percent marrying outside their race.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2020

Whenever I date interracially, I try to be sure that the person dating me isn’t fetishizing black women.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2020

And in this context, of his shaping of himself, he may have dated interracially and hobnobbed with black celebrities but in his business he was no stranger to racial conflict.

From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2017

Now when kids date interracially, they're not doing it to rebel or upset their parents but because it's a part of life.

From Time Magazine Archive