Acknowledgments 1. Why Look at Black Women in Interracial Intimate Relationships? 2. Sinking, Rising, and Coasting: How Do Black Women Fare Today? 3. Through a Lens, Deeply 4. Resistance and the Decision to Be in an Interracial Relationship 5. The Immutability of Beauty Standards and the Media 6. Cultural Stereotypes about Black Women 7. First Dates and Meeting Their Mates 8. The Challenges, Stares, and Affronts from Friends, Family, and Strangers 9. Thinking and Talking about Race Relations Today 10. What the Future Holds, Mixed-Race Children and More Index