I haven't seen it so I cannot comment authoritatively.
Just remember the rule of thumb: if a conservative/republican black man marries a white devil (Justice Thomas, Ward Connerly) it's a scandal, otherwise (Cornel West, Quincy Jones, Gordon Parks, etc. it's nobody's business.
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BTW, I see "Black Power" types bitching about interracial dating/ marriage far more than white people do.
Cornel Wests'wife is Ethiopian.