Interracial marriages increase

USA Today has an article about the surge in interracial marriages in the United States.

Since that landmark Loving v. Virginia ruling [June 12, 1967], the number of interracial marriages has soared; for example, black-white marriages increased from 65,000 in 1970 to 422,000 in 2005, according to Census Bureau figures. Factoring in all racial combinations, Stanford University sociologist Michael Rosenfeld calculates that more than 7% of America's 59 million married couples in 2005 were interracial, compared to less than 2% in 1970.

The article discusses the practical problems faced by interracial couples and their biracial kids. In fact, it contains useful information such as the fact there are 6.8 million multiiracial Americans, 2.4% of the U.S. population. It also their chances of a breakup within 10 years are 41%, compared to 31% for a couple of the same race.

Gee, I guess The Jeffersons was pretty accurate, after all, huh?