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Black Men in Interracial Relationships

What's Love Got to Do with It?

By: Kellina Craig-Henderson

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Black Men in Interracial Relationships

What's Love Got to Do with It?

By: Kellina Craig-Henderson

Why is it that successful black men--black men who are "at the top of their game" in the arts, entertainment, politics and athletics--are four times as apt to be married to or dating a woman who is not an African American than they were only thirty years ago? And why are twice as many black men involved in interracial relationships as black women? In addition to their celebrity status, which includes widespread popularity and wealth, black men from Charles Barkley to James Earl Jones to Russell Simmons to Bryant Gumbel share something else in common; something that also characterizes the experiences of more than 250,000 less well-known black men in the United States. They happen to be involved in interracial intimate relationships. Less than fifty years ago such relationships were next to impossible, leading to severe social sanctions. The fact that this is no longer the case is concrete evidence of changes in the quality and character of contemporary race relations. Drawing on her own observations, and her examination of the responses of a small, diverse group of black men who date (in some cases exclusively), have sexual relations with, and marry women who are not of African descent, the book provides insight into the continuing ways that race and ethnic status affect the choices people make in their lives. Until this book, though, these types of relationships have received scant serious attention. Craig-Henderson forthrightly addresses the taboo, interspersing analysis with verbatim accounts from black men involved in such relationships. Grounded in serious research, interviews, and analysis of census data, Black Men in Interracial Relationships examines why such relationships appear to be so popular among black male elites. In the process, the author unravels the mystery behind the apparent absence of black women in black men's lives. It will be of interest to specialists in race, gender, family, and sexual issues, and appropriate for courses in these areas. It is also highly readable and thought-provoking for the general public, who will find its observations and findings fascinating.

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1351321749

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9781351321747

Black Men in Interracial Relationships

What's Love Got to Do with It?

By: Kellina M. Craig-Henderson

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What's Love Got to Do with It?

By: Kellina M. Craig-Henderson

Grounded in research, interviews, and analysis of census data, this book examines why relationships between black men and women not of African descent appear to be so popular among the black male elite. It provides insight into the continuing ways that race and ethnic status affect people's life choices.

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0765803097

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9780765803092

Plane Tales

By: Kellina Craig-Henderson

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Plane Tales

By: Kellina Craig-Henderson

Plane Tales is a quirky book of stories involving different people, airplanes, and faraway places in foreign countries. What happens when you leave your faithless lover by boarding a plane to Israel? How do you balance the desire to live outside your familiar in a foreign country and still love your spouse who abhors change? Can a person really find peace following grave despair by having a foot massage in Thailand? Is it possible to live your entire life in South Central Los Angeles and then meet your soul mate in a cafe in central Paris? Is there such a thing as hate crime in Amsterdam? These are the kinds of questions that drive the characters described in the ten short stories included in this imaginative little book, which transports the reader to another place in an exotic setting in which each character struggles to make things right.

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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1636309941

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Black Women in Interracial Relationships

In Search of Love and Solace

By: Kellina Craig-Henderson

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In Search of Love and Solace

By: Kellina Craig-Henderson

According to the most recent U.S. census, twice as many black men are involved in interracial relationships as black women. Do black women consciously resist such involvement? What motivates the relatively few women who are in these types of relationships? And how do they navigate the unfamiliar terrain in intimacy? One of the most popular explanations for black women's involvement in interracial intimacy is the unavailability of eligible black men. This explanation focuses on the dismal statistics popularly discussed in reports that forecast lonely futures for African American females. Craig-Henderson explores another, more provocative explanation. She argues that some black women may disassociate from larger social stereotypes by consciously and strategically making choices that distance them from what is considered characteristic of the "typical" African American woman. Scant serious attention has focused upon intimate interracial relationships, perhaps because of a general reluctance to deal with two extremely provocative issues: race and sex. As rates of interracial relationships continue to increase, discussions about interracial intimacy are relevant and timely. Craig-Henderson considers the continuing taboo of interracial relationships involving African Americans, the way this taboo is changing, and the way that contemporary race relations perpetuate longstanding stereotypes about race and sex. The book includes in-depth, unstructured interviews with a wide range of black women currently involved in interracial intimate relationships. Each individual discusses their relationships with family members, beliefs about the influence of race in America, unique problems associated with interracial intimacy, as well as sexual attraction, racial identity, and children. Of particular interest to specialists in race, gender, family, and sexual issues, this work is also accessible and appealing to general readers.

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1351297864

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Black Women in Interracial Relationships

In Search of Love and Solace

By: Kellina Craig-Henderson

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In Search of Love and Solace

By: Kellina Craig-Henderson

According to the most recent U.S. census, twice as many black men are involved in interracial relationships as black women. Do black women consciously resist such involvement? What motivates the relatively few women who are in these types of relationships? And how do they navigate the unfamiliar terrain in intimacy? One of the most popular explanations for black women’s involvement in interracial intimacy is the unavailability of eligible black men. This explanation focuses on the dismal statistics popularly discussed in reports that forecast lonely futures for African American females. Craig-Henderson explores another, more provocative explanation. She argues that some black women may disassociate from larger social stereotypes by consciously and strategically making choices that distance them from what is considered characteristic of the “typical” African American woman. Scant serious attention has focused upon intimate interracial relationships, perhaps because of a general reluctance to deal with two extremely provocative issues: race and sex. As rates of interracial relationships continue to increase, discussions about interracial intimacy are relevant and timely. Craig-Henderson considers the continuing taboo of interracial relationships involving African Americans, the way this taboo is changing, and the way that contemporary race relations perpetuate longstanding stereotypes about race and sex. The book includes in-depth, unstructured interviews with a wide range of black women currently involved in interracial intimate relationships. Each individual discusses their relationships with family members, beliefs about the influence of race in America, unique problems associated with interracial intimacy, as well as sexual attraction, racial identity, and children. Of particular interest to specialists in race, gender, family, and sexual issues, this work is also accessible and appealing to general readers.

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1412843936

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Black Women in Interracial Relationships

In Search of Love and Solace

By: Kellina M. Craig-Henderson

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Black Women in Interracial Relationships

In Search of Love and Solace

By: Kellina M. Craig-Henderson

Kellina Craig-Henderson considers the continuing taboo of interracialrelationships involving African Americans, the way this taboo ischanging, and the way that contemporary race relations perpetuatelongstanding stereotypes about race and sex. Her work contributes toliterature and scholarship on one of the most underrepresentedcategories of people in American society - African-Americanwomen. This book includes in-depth, unstructured interviews with a widerange of black women currently involved in interracial intimaterelationships.

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Black Men in Interracial Relationships

Black Men in Interracial Relationships

Black Men in Interracial Relationships

Black Men in Interracial Relationships

Plane Tales

Plane Tales

Black Women in Interracial Relationships

Black Women in Interracial Relationships

Black Women in Interracial Relationships

Black Women in Interracial Relationships

Black Women in Interracial Relationships

Black Women in Interracial Relationships

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