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January 2006
New York, NY
Black Women Who Date Interracially is a web-based Yahoo! interest group that startedin the Fall of 2004.
Who is this group? BWWDI are modern women who actively exercise their "freedom ofchoice." The group was created to provide a meeting place for African-American womenand women of the African Diaspora who enjoy relationships with men of differentethnic and racial groups. Our group is not a "dating" group-- we do not have malemembers. The web-group provides a platform for members to share their exploits,offer support and give positive reassurance that there are many who walk their samepath. A majority of our members are single professional women who reside in New YorkCity. Our diverse assembly consists of students, working professionals, marriedwomen and single mothers ages 18 through 45. Black women of every age areencouraged to join. Some past events have included brunches, afternoon teas,mixers  events that have allowed members to not only meet and become acquainted,but forge friendships through shared experiences and similar views.
What makes this progressive group so important to the current dating scene is theinterest in dispelling "the facts" that stigmatize black women who date outsidetheir race:
Black women who date outside of their race suffer from self-loathing. Black women who date outside of the race are doing it because there is a shortage ofblack men. Black women date outside of their race in response to black men's exogamy. Strong black women alienate her counterpart (black men).
BWWDI seeks to nullify these generalizations, end the perpetuation of the "turningher back on the race" mentality and encourage black women to stop apologizing fortheir choices.
To that end, the goals of BWWDI are clearly defined and challenging:
Create basic appreciation for the strength, attitude and power that black women areoften vilified for; To be thought of as wives and girlfriends; Redefine the stature of black women by overcoming stereotypes produced andperpetuated in videos and movies that simply do not encompass the multi-dimensionalblack woman.
Black Women Who Date Interracially wants to encourage women who currently date orhave considered dating outside of their race to hold their heads up and face thechallenges that sometimes comes with their choice.
The group's URL on the web:http://groups.yahoo.com/g roup/Black_Women_Who_Date_Inte rracially
Please forward all media inquires to:
Bwwdi.moderators@gmail.co m
