Interesting story, loopnode. Thank you for the link. I hope those here read it to gain some new perspectives.

"While this might sound shocking, I believe I'm only stating what every black man living in this country knows."

YES. Preach, brother! Although he is talking about the UK, be certain that whatever he says applies in the USA. In fact, the UK is considered MORE tolerant of minorites (and has a greater percentage of IR couples too).