
Racism is still a big problem in the US, but this trend offers some hope
CNN
Some 94% of Americans now approve of interracial marriage -- a dramatic shift from the era of the civil rights movement. But why is interracial marriage so accepted when other issues of race, like affirmative action and integration, remain fiercely contested?
A US Senator writes a book about the dangers of interracial unions called, "Take Your Choice: Separation or Mongrelization."
A White father is so disgusted after reading a magazine article on interracial marriage that he writes a letter to the editor saying if his daughter even thought of marrying a Black man, "I would personally kill her and then myself."

Oklahoma’s governor picks energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill US Senate seat through end of year
Oklahoma’s governor on Tuesday appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to serve in the US Senate through the end of the year and finish the term of Republican Markwayne Mullin, the new homeland security secretary.












