Interracial marriage: Mixing in matching

In January 1999, at the dawn of the online dating era, BlkBeauT met SoCalGuy on a Yahoo! Chat room — she, hoping her username would let suitors know she's African-American; he, assuming he'd found a fellow admirer of a favorite childhood film.

By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, Tribune Newspapers

July 11, 2012