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His last book, "Where Do We Go From Here". [0]

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Do_We_Go_from_Here:_Chao...

It really depends on the reason to prefer to date a particular race.

A: If it's aesthetic, sure (though one might ponder to what extent euro-centric beauty standards are indicative of inherent attractiveness vs a desire to fit into the current dominant culture: fair skin is now very popular world-wide, skin lightening is a big thing in Asia, the most popular plastic surgery tends to try to replicate european features, etc)

B: if it's because you think someone else's genes are inferior to yours... that might be the actual definition of racism. In his final book Where Do We Go From Here, MLK calls this out:

> Often white liberals are unaware of their latent prejudices. A while ago I ran into a white woman who was anxious to discuss the race problem with me. She said: “I am
very liberal. I have no prejudices toward Negroes. I believe
Negroes should have the right to vote, the right to a good
job, the right to a decent home and the right to have access
to public accommodations. Of course, I must confess that I
would not want my daughter to marry a Negro.” This lady
could not see that her failure to accept intermarriage negated
her claim to genuine liberalism. She failed to see that implicit
in her rejection was the feeling that her daughter had some
pure, superior nature that should not be contaminated by
the impure, inferior nature of the Negro. It is the Teutonic
Origins theory warmed over. The question of intermarriage
is never raised in a society cured of the disease of racism.

Recommending books seems to be not in fashion. I read some during the pregnancy of my wife. They were helpful. The most helpful one that I am using right now is unfortunately in German. It is really good, but with no translation (Largo, Babyjahre). The rest is in English.

1. What to expect When You're Expecting

http://www.amazon.com/What-Expect-When-Youre-Expecting/dp/07...

It is the classic on the subject and helped when there were some questions. Nutrition is really important. It becomes especially important after the birth.

2. What's Going on in There?

A book about the brain development of the child. It helped me to understand things better.

http://www.amazon.com/Whats-Going-There-Brain-Develop/dp/055...

3. Beyond the sling.

This book is about parenting in general. It helps you broaden your mind. I would not recommend all of it. But carrying your child around helps in a lot of ways.

http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Sling-Real-Life-Confident-Attac...