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This well-known female rapper is of mixed Carribean heritage
Cardi B
This 1967 Supreme Court case resulted in the legalization of interracial marriage in the US and the end of the "One Drop Rule"
Loving v. Virginia
These two broad ethnic groups are often used incorrectly as racial categories, especially on standardized tests and censuses
Hispanic/Latinx
This classic space saga features characters of not only different races but even different species
Star Wars
A Southern city with its own unique food and music, featuring a mixture of American, African, and French culture
New Orleans
This biracial, Canadian rapper is also half Jewish
Drake
Now considered a derogatory term, a name given mainly to people of mixed black and white heritage (usually with one white parent and one black parent)
Mulatto
President Andrew Jackson forced this Native American tribe on an infamous migration known as the Trail of Tears
Cherokee Nation
This broadway hit musical features interracial casting to reflect the US currently
Hamilton
This US city has the largest concentration of Orthodox Jews
New York City
This biracial model, recording artist, and actress made her debut on Disney but now stars in a new series on HBO
Zendaya
In 1896, a train passenger who was ⅛ black refused to give up his seat in a "whites only" train car (saying his Constitutional rights had been violated) and took his case all the way to the Supreme Court
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
This ethnic/religious group from Syria and Iraq were longtime allies of the United States, but are now vulnerable to ethnic cleansing
Kurds
This popular HBO series has been criticized by some for its lack of racial diversity in its casting and a particular scene heavily based on the “white savior complex”
Game of Thrones
A Florida city with a large Cuban, Haitian, and Puerto Rican population
Miami
This 29-year-old biracial (half black + half white) rapper frequently includes lyrics about his biracial identity in his songs, and credits Frank Sinatra as his main musical inspiration
Logic
During the Holocaust, this law prohibited racial and ethnic mixing between Germans and Jews (employment, marriage, sexual relations, etc.)
Nuremberg Laws
The ethnic group descended from a once large and powerful native empire in the South American Andes Mountains
Quechua
This ABC spinoff series was criticized for its inaccurate portrayal of growing up half black and half white in the 80s
Mixed-ish
This Spanish city features a mixture of Spanish and Moorish culture, most notably its mosques
Granada
This young, biracial (half black) actress formerly starred in a popular ABC series and now has her own spinoff about her character's life in college
Yara Shahidi
This US state was the last to amend their constitution to remove language that prohibited interracial marriage (in 2000)
Alabama
Light-skinned black, Francophone ethnic group from Louisiana
Creoles
This classic space show (now a series of movies) was the first to feature an interracial kiss; the episode aired in 1968
Star Trek
This Indian city is one of the largest continually inhabited cities in the world and is home to large groups of Hindus and Buddhists
Varanasi