Black Love
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'Marriage Is Not Checkers, It's Chess': Summit Explores Making Black Love Last
Barack and Michelle Obama aren’t the only black married couple in this country, and the Black Love Summit, held in Atlanta on Saturday, proved that. A spill-over from the successful docuseries Black Love—which returns to OWN on Aug. 10 and was created by real-life married couple Tommy and Codie Elaine Oliver—the summit attracted a few…
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Reframing History: In Houston, Juneteenth Becomes a Celebration of Black Love
Every story of black struggle and black triumph is also a story of black love. Too often, we view love mainly through the lens of romance, as if those are the only love stories worth telling. But there are bigger, more expansive, more radical ways that we can contemplate black love—including self-love, familial and platonic…
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The Breakup Has Come Home to Roost for Birdman and Toni Braxton. He Says, 'Its Over'
Brrrr, what happened to that relationship? Wow, the end of 2018 saw the loss of iconic black Hollywood couple Forest Whitaker’s and Keisha Nash Whitaker’s marriage, and 2019 can’t even get comfortable on Big Mama’s plastic-covered couch without another celebrity breakup. This time, it’s Birdman and Toni Braxton. According to E! News, Birdman wrote a…
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Michelle Williams and Chad Johnson Call It Quits
Michelle Williams said yes, but alas, Jesus said no—and she and now former fiancé Chad Johnson have called it quits. Michelle, take a minute girl, come sit down and tell us what’s been happening. We’ve come too far for you to feel alone! After a relationship has ended, it has become social media protocol to…
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Adorned—and Adorable: Miguel Marries Longtime Love Nazanin Mandi
“It’s been one hell of a ride!” model and actress Nazanin “Naz” Mandi told Vogue of her 13-year romance with the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter simply known as Miguel (last name: Pimentel), which the two celebrated on Saturday with a 260-guest wedding at Hummingbird Nest Ranch in Santa Susana, Ca. The two have been together since…
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Are Jaden Smith and Tyler, The Creator Dating? Who Knows
It is said that an angel receives a glass of mimosa every time a gay man finds a lover. Even angels know brunch is the most import meal of the gay. During a recent concert, Jaden Smith showed that he doesn’t give a fuck about what you, your barber, uncle or cousin think and revealed…
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Marriage Advice for Panama Jackson, Who Is Getting Married This Week
Three weeks ago, while Panama and I were doing a talk at Princeton University, I shared the story of how, although we first met in 2004 and started VSB in 2008, we didn’t meet in person until our three-year anniversary party in D.C. in 2011. The more I tell that story, the less sense it…
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Denzel Washington on Sustaining a 35-Year Marriage: 'I Do What I'm Told and Keep My Mouth Shut!'
Uncle Denzel has been married to his wife Pauletta for 35 years. Hot damn, they barely do it like that anymore, so how do he and Pauletta do it? “I do what I’m told. I keep my mouth shut,” he joked to People magazine. Smart man. But in all seriousness, Denzel admitted that there are…