Dating while black: What will grandma think if you bring home someone of a different race?
Editor's note: Meet. Assess attraction. Court her. (Or him. Or them.) Confess feelings. Discuss monogamy. Marry, maybe. Make babies, if you want. In many ways, the mechanics of dating are universal, regardless of whether you're black, white, brown or "a colorless person," as Raven-Symone famously described herself to Oprah in a 2014 interview. Still, race can color dating experiences in minute and major ways. Many say there are common, cultural threads, and we're here to tease them out. Call it a labor of love.
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There's something sexy about contrast.
It commands attention in home decor. It sounds sweet on the tongue - ebony and ivory, living together in perfect harmony. It tastes delicious as dessert, from black-and-white
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