Black White Dating

It looks like Black women have found a way to resolve the problem with the shortage of Black men. Black women have begun to expand their options, within recent years, by dating outside their race.Statistics show that more Black women are dating White men. Black female/White male marriages went from 27,000 in 1980 to 80,000 by 2000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.The reason for this increase in more Black women dating White men may be attributed to educational attainment, says Renea D...Read Full Story

This week's report called "African-American Women: Where They Stand" on NBC's Nightly News sparked a flurry of e-mails, conversations and thoughts throughout the network I share with women across the country.The following is a sampling of the issues discussed in the NBC report:* Finding: Forty percent of black women ages 25-34 have never been married compared to 16 percent of white women.Result: Many black women are opting to date outside their race, with the number of interracial couples for...Read Full Story

Mara Schiavocampo, Digital Correspondent for "Nightly News," will address hot topics on interracial dating in the African American community:An Interracialfriends.com poll found that 81% of participants approved of black women dating non-black men. According to a U.S. Census Bureau report in 2000, 95,000 black women were married to white men. In 2005, that number increased to 134,000. Schiavocampo will talk to experts about the trend and discuss how this defines the "Black family" of the...Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Black White Dating". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article!Read Full Story