by Rachel New | Oct 28, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, diversity, ethical dating, interethnic relationships
Prince Harry recently admitted that he had no awareness of unconscious bias until he met Meghan. He is now determined to educate himself and others. Interracial or interethnic couples still face overt and subtle forms of racism, research shows. But, like Harry, these...
by Rachel New | Oct 7, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, diversity, ethical dating, interethnic relationships, psychology, stereotypes
Sixty years of research[1] in social psychology show that positive, meaningful interactions with people different from us have strong positive effects, reducing our prejudices, making us trust, like and empathise with the ‘outgroup’, and making us feel less threatened...
by Rachel New | Sep 14, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, diversity, ethnic filters, racism
When I started dating after a twenty year relationship, and after I had got through my Tinder phase, I tried OKCupid. There were lots of questions. Could I date a smoker? Did I care about their height? Was it essential that they had a degree? It all seemed a bit like...
by Rachel New | Dec 1, 2017 | Black Lives Matter, diversity, interethnic relationships, racism
Mixed race dating If you haven’t been to see #Hashtag Lightie at the Arcola Theatre, Dalston, London it runs until 2nd December 2017. Written by Lynette Linton and directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair, it’s a funny, moving play with some great acting and...
