TEEN CALLERS SAY INTERRACIAL DATING IS OK
Infoline callers responding to last week's Teenspeak question about interracial dating said it's not the skin, it's what's within. About 90 percent of the 54 callers believe interracial dating is A-OK. Some parents who called, however, disagreed.Here are some comments: ``I think that interracial dating is fine. If you feel comfortable and your boyfriend or girlfriend feels comfortable, then I think it's...
BIGOT' U. DUMPS BAN ON INTERRACIAL DATING
Bob Jones University last night abruptly said it was dropping its controversial ban on interracial dating. "As of today, right now, we're dropping it," Bob Jones III said on CNN's "Larry King Live."The stunning announcement came after the university took intense heat for the ban -- publicized after GOP presidential candidate George W. Bush's visit to the Greenville, S.C., school last month.It also came...
Interracial dating is a fact of life to youth panel
Teens say some parents forbid it
The movie "Jungle Fever" dealt with the interracial romance of
Annabella Sciorra and Wesley Snipes
To most of the members of The Arizona Daily Star's Youth Round-table, interracial dating is a fact of life. No big deal. The topic has received attention in popular culture lately, especially in movies such as "Jungle Fever," "Mississippi Masala" and, to a lesser degree, "Malcolm X."The recent hit "The Bodyguard" also features an interracial relationship, although it is not an issue...
MAN AGAINST INTERRACIAL DATING, TO BE SUPERINTENDENT
A white former high school principal who touched off a controversy over interracial dating in 1994 takes over Tuesday as Randolph County superintendent of schools, including the one he formerly ran.Hulond Humphries, who vowed to cancel the 1994 spring prom if interracial couples attended, had little to say about his impending new responsibilities last week. ``I don't want to get into a bunch of interviews,'' he said.Humphries has shunned the...