Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Indeed, this means there might (keyword: *might*) actually be a reason the person you’re talking to sent you a blue emoji instead ...

Heath Racela identifies as three-quarters white and one-quarter Filipino. When texting, he chooses a yellow emoji instead of a skin tone option, because he feels it doesn't represent any specific ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — In 1664, Maryland passed the first British colonial law banning marriage between whites and slaves. An 1883 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that state prohibitions on interracial marriage ...

There are emoji for pears, koalas, and jack-o’-lanterns; for a pine tree, a pizza slice, and a dragon’s head on a plate. But there are no emoji for black people. That seems likely to change soon: ...

Much like last year, Twitter plans to celebrate Diwali in India with a dedicated emoji for the festival of lights. But this time the company is also ensuring that its users can customize how the emoji ...

If you’re someone who has ever overanalyzed a text from a crush—which, hello, is literally all of us all the time—chances are you’ve found yourself wondering what the color of the heart emoji they ...

There are five skin tone emojis to choose from, but doing so can open a complex conversation about race and identity. Which skin color emoji should you use? The answer can be more complex than you ...

Some might say that the heart emojis are the OGs of the emoji library—a founding father of sorts. They’re versatile, useful, sweet, and there are literally over 20 to choose from so there’s honestly ...