The color of love

Click on your state in the map below to find percentages of interracial couples.

Percent of Households With Partners of a Different Race or Hispanic Origin for the United Sates, Regions, and States, and for Puerto Rico (2010) Source: US Census Bureau

Almost one in six Americans marry outside their race or ethnicity. Even though mixed couples are more common, it wasn't always easy, or even legal. In 1958, only 4% approved of black-white marriages. Today, approval has dramatically shifted to 87%. So, while things have things changed for interracial and intercultural couples, what challenges do they still face? Join us Friday at 7:30pmET. #AJAMStream

On this episode of The Stream, we'll speak to: 

Dave and Grace Biskie @gracebiskie
Married 14 years
gracebiskie.com

Mansour and Kafi Ansari
Married for thirty-five years

Juliet Shen @Juliet_Shen
Blogger
fascinasiansblog.com

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Gallup described the drastic evolution of the American stance on black-white marriage as "one of the largest shifts of public opinion in Gallup history."