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Michelle Obama Reveals Why Women Should Marry Their Equal At Essence Festival | Essence

November 29, 2019November 29, 2019African American Lives, Black Love

Our forever FLOTUS was out here dropping relationship gems and we soaked up every one.

This Couple Spent Their First Year Of Dating Traveling The World | Travel Noire

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019Black Love, KINDR'D ...

DeAnna Taylor, Travel Noire [dropcap]Meet[/dropcap] Jazz (25) and Marc (33). Jazz is Jamaican-American and Marc is German with roots in Mauritius. The couple randomly met at a bar in Bali and 10 days after their initial encounter, decided to travel the world while sharing their art forms as they go. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Marc is a […]

She Isn’t High-Maintenance, You’re Just Low Effort | Her Way

March 5, 2019March 23, 2019Black Love, KINDR'D ...

April Callaghan, Her Way [dropcap]Last[/dropcap] time I checked, having standards doesn’t make a woman high-maintenance, it just makes her a person who knows what she wants. It doesn’t make her a mission impossible, it just requires a bit more effort than it normally would. And putting in extra effort can be a problem to some, […]

UChicago scholar helps identify 1898 film as earliest depiction of African-American affection | UChicago

December 13, 2018December 25, 2019African American Families, KINDR'D ...

UChicago scholar helps identify 1898 film as earliest depiction of African-American affection.

Trailer for ‘Love Is_’ Explores Black Power Couple’s Origin Story | Colorlines

May 18, 2018African American Commuities, African American Culture ...

Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil drew from their own lives to develop this OWN series about two artists’ 20-year journey through love.

‘Uncommon Bonds’ Explores What It Takes for Women to Have Real Friendships Across Race | Colorlines

April 17, 2018African American Families, African American Lives ...

The collection of essays, poetry and letters, edited by Kersha Smith and Marcella Runell Hall, uncovers the tensions, vulnerabilities and power dynamics of true cross-racial friendships.

‘Fast Car’ and the Living Histories of Working Class Black Women | Broadly.

March 8, 2018African American Commuities, African American Families ...

Tracy Chapman’s most famous song has a singular point of view, that of a Black woman filled with regret and a sense of longing for a life not lived.

[In My Lifetime] On Life With Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis – Ebony

March 20, 2017May 23, 2018African American Entertainment, African American Families ...

Nora Day Davis and Hasna Muhammad remember what it was like to grow up in their household and the special times they shared.

This East African Meets West African Love Story Will Have You in Tears – Okay Africa

February 15, 2017Africa, Black Love ...

Warning: the video below might trigger unwanted emotions and possibly cause you to “ugly cry.”

These 25 Images Celebrating Black Love Will Melt Your Heart – Okay Africa

February 14, 2017Black Love, KOLUMN ...

Black love is all encompassing. It means brown skinned boys playing happily in the street, sistas in all shades hanging out and enjoying each other’s energy and beauty, romantic couples kissing in the quiet of their homes.