When Krishana
began dating the man of
her dreams, she barely noticed the contrast in the
colors of their skin.
“For me, it’s important that a person has a
good heart,” says Krishana, a black woman, about meeting
her husband West Vettraino, a white
man from Smithville, TN. Recently, the two started
dating just as civil unrest erupted across the nation
due to ris- ing racial
tensions. Although she had the support of her parents, she was unsure how the rest of her
family would feel.
“I was worried about their
reactions and what they would
say.”
According to
the Pew Research Center, one in five new marriages is now interracial.
Bridging the Racial Divide: Overcoming the Challenges