Articles > Reference > News Wires, White Papers, and Books > University Wire news wires > January-March 2006 > Monday, February 13

Article: LSU students ignore stigma, find romance in interracial relationships

Article from:
University Wire
Article date:
February 13, 2006
Author:
Copyright

Rebekah Allen
University Wire
02-13-2006
(The Daily Reveille) (U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- When it comes to dating, Kristen Vince is colorblind. She said she does not see people as colors or races -- only as human beings. Her interracial relationships have been hampered by her family's flagrant racism, but she said their ignorance has only inspired her to embrace all people with an open mind.

Thomas Durant, sociology professor at Louisiana State University, said fewer people date interracially in Louisiana than any other state in the country.

Durant said the trend can be attributed to the state's history of institutionalized racism and historical opposition to ending segregation.

Vince, ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Article: Discussion at Rutgers focuses on interracial ...
University Wire;  April 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... workshop "Challenging Our Views On Interracial Relationships," hosted by Fusion, the Rutgers ... surrounding [Ono]," she said. Interracial relationships have been an issue in America ... This problem continued until interracial relationships were legalized in the United ...

Article: U. South Florida students discuss interracial ...
University Wire;  January 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... U-WIRE) TAMPA, Fla. -- Interracial relationships date to the 1600s, but until ... antimiscegenation laws. Though interracial relationships are more widely accepted now ... the ignorance of others. "(Interracial relationships) are hard for society to accept ...

Article: UC-Davis students engage in interracial ...
University Wire;  March 7, 2006 ;     484 words ... ... there's no question that interracial relationships are becoming more common. Such ... To facilitate discussion on interracial relationships, the University of California ... 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The Interracial Relationships Discussion Circle is geared toward ...

Article: Interracial relationships face obstacles
University Wire;  March 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... refusal to accept interracial relationships, has prevented ... When it comes to interracial relationships, assumptions ... way in accepting interracial relationships. "I see it as ...

Article: UC-Davis students discuss interracial relationships
University Wire;  December 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... of California-Davis forum on interracial relationships sponsored by Kappa Alpha Psi ... discussed potential problems of interracial relationships. UC-Davis student Christina ... the most part, she supports interracial relationships, but cautioned that sometimes ...

Article: Brown U. forum examines politics of interracial ...
University Wire;  October 26, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... people make about interracial relationships, and the effects ... those involved in interracial relationships. Consisting of a ... s discussion was interracial relationships as a power struggle ...

Transcript: Analysis: Questions about interracial ...
Tavis Smiley (NPR);  September 18, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... 0000 Analysis: Questions about interracial relationships raised by the Kobe Bryant case ... raising many old questions about interracial relationships. Joining me now is our regular ... course, is the charged history of interracial relationships between black men and white women ...

Transcript: Honesty In Interracial Relationships
NPR Talk of the Nation;  August 4, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Nation 08-04-2009 Honesty In Interracial Relationships Host: NEAL CONAN Time 15:00 ... incident triggered tension in your interracial relationships. Give us a call: 800-989 ... middle. But when we talk about interracial relationships, I think that in order to have ...

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!

Find articles, research, and archives