interracial
adjective
in·ter·ra·cial
ˌin-tər-ˈrā-shəl 
: of, involving, or designed for members of different races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
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Opened in 1956, Sunnyvale High School, the city’s second public high school, worked to achieve collaboration between students and educators, aiming to reduce violence and enrich the curriculum during the interracial tension that marked the 1960s and ’70s.
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Green Book premieres at the same festival, but its message about looking past each other’s differences feels less pressing in a world where Donald Trump has not just nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, and response to the interracial buddy dramedy is muted.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
Forbidden Romance This sketch features Ego Nwodim and Andrew Dismukes as an interracial couple in 1950s Detroit who bring their parents together.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The then controversial interracial wedding took place at the Washington, DC, home of NAACP cofounder Francis James Grimké.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Green Book premieres at the same festival, but its message about looking past each other’s differences feels less pressing in a world where Donald Trump has not just nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, and response to the interracial buddy dramedy is muted.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
Forbidden Romance This sketch features Ego Nwodim and Andrew Dismukes as an interracial couple in 1950s Detroit who bring their parents together.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The then controversial interracial wedding took place at the Washington, DC, home of NAACP cofounder Francis James Grimké.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Interracial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interracial. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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interracial
adjective
in·ter·ra·cial
ˌint-ər-ˈrā-shəl
: of, involving, or designed for members of different races
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