Ingrid Sturgis, Howard University professor by day and world famous author by night, is using her own observations and research to detail her new book on interracial dating between black women and other races.
An established author of a relationship based book entitled The Nubian Wedding: Words and Rituals to Celebrate and Plan an African-American Wedding, and numerous articles on black love, Sturgis is no stranger to the topic of love and relations.
“When I worked at Essence [magazine], we did a survey on how black women felt on dating outside the race; 60 percent were okay with dating outside of their race, and that was surprising to me,” said Sturgis. This research, along with studies done on eHarmony.com, sparked the focus of her new book that is currently in production.
Born and raised in the South Bronx, Sturgis was able to grow up around a variety of people and relationships. Those observations made while living in the melting pot of New York is what Sturgis is using to obtain most of her stories and information.
“I’ve seen it here more than anywhere in the world. I, personally, have never really dated outside of the race. It’s not about my experiences but the experience of other people I know,” explain Sturgis.
The main focus of Sturgis’s new book is the relationships between black women and men outside of their race, an often controversial topic in the African-American community. Studies show that black women are least likely to date outside of their race among all ethnic groups. However, because of the lack of available black men, Sturgis believes black women are “having greater choices and taking advantage of their options.”
“I’m writing the trend,” says Sturgis. “The trend has to do with the unavailability of black men to be married. [Black women] are opening up.” The completion date for Sturgis’s new book is yet to be determined.
An established author of a relationship based book entitled The Nubian Wedding: Words and Rituals to Celebrate and Plan an African-American Wedding, and numerous articles on black love, Sturgis is no stranger to the topic of love and relations.
“When I worked at Essence [magazine], we did a survey on how black women felt on dating outside the race; 60 percent were okay with dating outside of their race, and that was surprising to me,” said Sturgis. This research, along with studies done on eHarmony.com, sparked the focus of her new book that is currently in production.
Born and raised in the South Bronx, Sturgis was able to grow up around a variety of people and relationships. Those observations made while living in the melting pot of New York is what Sturgis is using to obtain most of her stories and information.
“I’ve seen it here more than anywhere in the world. I, personally, have never really dated outside of the race. It’s not about my experiences but the experience of other people I know,” explain Sturgis.
The main focus of Sturgis’s new book is the relationships between black women and men outside of their race, an often controversial topic in the African-American community. Studies show that black women are least likely to date outside of their race among all ethnic groups. However, because of the lack of available black men, Sturgis believes black women are “having greater choices and taking advantage of their options.”
“I’m writing the trend,” says Sturgis. “The trend has to do with the unavailability of black men to be married. [Black women] are opening up.” The completion date for Sturgis’s new book is yet to be determined.
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