It was just two months ago that a Public Policy Polling survey found that 46 percent of Mississippi Republicans not only opposed interracial marriage but believed that it should be illegal also. But there's hope that young people across the nation have a different outlook on mixed marriages. According to GOOD Magazine, a whopping 85 percent of the millennial generation supports interracial marriage between all groups. Those in favor of interracial marriage were asked if they would approve of a family member marrying people from specific racial groups. Ninety-three percent of young people surveyed said that they would support a loved one marrying an Asian-American, 92 percent said they would support a loved one marrying a white American, 91 percent would support a loved one marrying a Hispanic American, and 88 percent would support a loved one marrying an African American. Read More...

The success of the new film "Bridesmaids" prompted "The Early Show" on CBS  to feature a segment on the growing popularity of movies with wedding themes. "The Early Show" list of such films included the new release "Something Borrowed" as well as movies that have opened in theaters over the past few years, such as "27 Dresses" and "Bride Wars." There was one problem with "The Early Show" list of wedding cinema, however. All of the films featured starred predominantly white casts. The roundup even excluded new release "Jumping the Broom," which stars an African-American cast and has made more money than the Kate Hudson vehicle "Something Borrowed," the Los Angeles Times pointed out.

"'Jumping the Broom', which stars Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Paula Patton, was the third most-popular movie during Mother's Day weekend, earned more positive reviews than rival 'Something Borrowed' and attracted a larger audience, but was not mentioned during the story," Times staff writer Greg Baxton said. Read More...

In his new memoir, Transparent, CNN anchor Don Lemon has made a move that few of his colleagues have: he's come out as gay. Unlike Rachel Maddow and Thomas Roberts at MSNBC, though, Lemon isn't just gay but black. He told the New York Times that being a "double minority" makes him feel particularly vulnerable. But as he explained why, Lemon painted a distressingly stereotypical portrait of African-American culture. He said:

"It's quite different for an African-American male. It's about the worst thing you can be in black culture. You're taught you have to be a man; you have to be masculine. In the black community they think you can pray the gay away." Read More...

Jill Scott certainly knows what it's like to have her words come back to haunt her. In the April 2010 issue of Essence magazine, the singer-actress penned a commentary in which she described feeling her "spirit wince" upon discovering that a black male acquaintance of hers had a white wife. But when Scott, along with the rapper Common, recently made the guest list for a White House poetry reading, conservatives such as Matt Drudge balked at the choice because of Scott's previous remarks on interracial marriage. Today, the ladies of ABC's "The View" discussed the controversy. Are Scott's views bigoted or understandable in some ways, the "View" crew wondered. Read More...