NEW YORK, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- This year marks the
54th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court decision
that struck down U.S. laws against interracial marriage. Loving Day
commemorates the June 12th, 1967
anniversary of this civil rights landmark. Loving Day observances
form the world's largest network of multiracial community
events.
In 2020, during a period of COVID-19 lockdown, thousands of
Americans commemorated Loving Day by sharing their stories and
family photos online. #LovingDay trended #5 on Twitter with many
high-profile politicians and celebrities calling out the day,
including Vice-President Kamala
Harris. #LovingDay also trended #3 in 2017.
Nearly 20% of Americans still believe that interracial marriages
are morally wrong (YouGov poll 2018). Despite this, 13% of
millennials are married to someone "of a different race or
ethnicity" (Pew Research Center 2020), as well as one-in-six
newlyweds (17%) overall are married to a person of a "different
race or ethnicity" (Pew Research Center 2017). This is five times
more than in 1967, the year of the Loving decision.
Thousands will observe Loving Day on or around June 12th in cities worldwide. As of this
writing, 21 virtual and in-person events are planned with hosts
based in 3 countries (United
States, the Netherlands,
and Austria) from organizations
and institutions including the Museum of the African Diaspora
(MoAD) in San Francisco and the
NAACP Merced County Branch. Additional events and private
celebrations are expected.
The new LovingDay.org provides educational resources such as the
story of Mildred and Richard Loving,
the Supreme Court case arguments, state laws against interracial
marriage (41 states states had them), and more resources about
interracial relationships, multiracial families, mixed race people,
transracially adopted people, and those with a similar lived
experience.
About the Loving Day Project
Created in 2004, our mission is to steward a shared Loving Day
tradition as a way to fight racism through education, create
visibility, and build community. Our vision is to create an annual
tradition that will make the Loving case a universally recognized
civil rights landmark.
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