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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When interracial adoptions first began to take off in the 1970s, some organizations including The National Association of Black Social Workers advised against interracial adoptions.
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Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
In the 1970s, Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, a Christian institution, lost its tax-exempt status due to a policy that banned interracial relationships.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
In response, many such farmers—often in interracial groups—organized cooperatives across the South and Midwest with millions of members in more than 40,000 local alliances.
—Harry Boyte and Trygve Throntveit, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
Because many of the biggest funk bands were interracial ensembles, that optimism was reflected in groups like Sly & the Family Stone, which presented a stage full of White, Black and Brown musicians all moving together in harmony.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
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Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
In the 1970s, Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, a Christian institution, lost its tax-exempt status due to a policy that banned interracial relationships.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
In response, many such farmers—often in interracial groups—organized cooperatives across the South and Midwest with millions of members in more than 40,000 local alliances.
—Harry Boyte and Trygve Throntveit, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
Because many of the biggest funk bands were interracial ensembles, that optimism was reflected in groups like Sly & the Family Stone, which presented a stage full of White, Black and Brown musicians all moving together in harmony.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Interracial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interracial. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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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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