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When Mildred and Richard Loving married in 1958, their union was illegal in their home state of Virginia. Mildred, a black woman, and Richard, a white man, were arrested for daring to marry and both pleaded guilty. The couple left Virginia to avoid jail time. They wrote then-attorney general Robert F. Kennedy, and their case was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. On June 12, 1967, the court ruled that anti-miscegenation laws (which still existed in 16 states) were unconstitutional.Loving Day was created to honor the anniversary of the ruling, and every year on June 12, events are held across the country to celebrate the occasion.
Check out some of celebrity couples the Lovings paved the way for!
Famous Interracial Couples
Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett
The Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver kicked enough game to get 'Girls Next Door' star Kendra out of the Playboy Mansion and into his arms. Now they're expecting!
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Tara Wilson and Chris Noth
The two are the proud parents of a baby boy, Orion Christopher Noth, born in January 2008. They met in 2004 when she worked as a bartender at his now defunct music venue in NYC The Cutting Room.
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Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush
Stars in their own right, these two have risen to tabloid stardom with their very public relationship. While he is a football phenom, she is a gorgeous socialite made famous by a reality show and a racy sex tape.
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Seal and Heidi Klum
One of today's most striking 'it' couples, these two first met when Heidi was pregnant with ex-husband Flavio Briatore's child. They were married a year later and now have two gorgeous sons together.
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Ice T and Coco
Rapper turned actor Ice T married voluptuous swimsuit model Nicole Austin, known professionally as Coco. The 'Law & Order: SVU' regular and his wife speak often of the secret of their seven year marriage -- great sex!
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DJ Ironik and Danielle Lloyd
Former Miss Great Britain and reality TV star is the on-again-off fiance of MOBO nominated rapper. In October, they were off again -- or it could be a publicity stunt?
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Cuba Gooding and Sara Gooding
Cuba Gooding has been married to Sara Kapfer since 1994, but the two were high school sweethearts since 1986. The Goodings have three children: Spencer, Mason and Piper.
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Thandie Newton and Ol Parker
Bi-racial British actress Thandie Newton married her writer/director/producer husband in 1998. The pair have two daughters, Ripley and Nico.
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Iman and David Bowie
Somalian supermodel Iman and rock luminary David Bowie have been married 19 years and have one daughter, Alexandria Zahra -- they make an amazing power couple.
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Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren
These two were introduced in 2001 and by 2004 were getting married at an exclusive golf resort in Barbados. The two have two children, Sam Alexis and Charlie Axel.
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By: lee on 6/12/2009 8:11AM
Celebrating the sexual exploitation & intimidation of the blackwoman..How far we have come in america..what a joke..
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By: O.J. on 6/12/2009 8:39AM
WHEN YOU SEE A WHITE MAN WITH A BLACK WOMAN....SHES A TOP OF THE LINE BEAUTY QUEEN.
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By: ELBERT RANSOM, JR. on 6/12/2009 10:03AM
I am a Black man, who has been married to a White woman for the past 43 years. We have three children who are normal, healthy, and professional, and they have children who are beautiful, intellegent, and never were taught to hate or discrimminate. I believe, as long as people deeply committed to each other and are in love. the choice of marriage should be up to them.
I am a bonafide veteran of the civil rights movement in the South and North. I am proud to be of the African American Race, while embracing all of humanity. I am Free, and happy. Marriage has nothing to do with the courts or anybody else who is outside of the relationship. Love across racial and cultural lines has neen part of our living since the creation of men and women. America is on the verge of serious change, because intermarriage is on the rise, and we are not going to be able to know what color anyone is in the coming years. Isn' that beautiful.
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By: Dee on 6/12/2009 9:39AM
I think that there are black men and white men who have their attractions and preferences. I think that more than 50% of black men who date white women will date all or most races. Why keep yourself in a box to your own race? The same with white men. I am a black woman who grew up liking white men. I think that black men are attractive too. What an appropriate name...Celebrate Loving Day!
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By: Dred Scott on 6/12/2009 10:08AM
To me, the IRR thing is a revelation. Just look at how many movie producers (Otto Preminger and Dorothy Dandridge, for example), snatch-up the money and popularity greedy Blackfemale.
It also reveals why B/males have it so hrad in this "white man's world." He claims we want his white female, while he staedily using every overt nd covert means to suppress and oppress us. I don't hate the ungodly IRCouples, I hate the game of Black subjugation.
The onl goos d thing about them ("race-mixing") is it will bring the Western regions into predominantly Of Color (Nonwhite) places.
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By: Jack on 6/12/2009 10:52AM
As Rev. Martin Luther King once said..and I quote
"I want to be your brother, not your brother inlaw". We shoukd live by this statement..........
AMEN..........
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By: lashay on 6/12/2009 8:25PM
i dont remember him saying this
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By: lashay on 6/12/2009 8:54PM
i dont remember him saying this
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By: TYRANT626 on 6/12/2009 10:58AM
As a black man, I think IR dating/marriage in the black community is flawed, because 99.9999% of the time, the black woman dating/married to a white man hatred for black men and the same can be said of black men who date/marry white women. It's funny how black women, and quite a few black men are quick to say "Love knows no color" until approached by the opposite sex of their own race then all of sudden color enters the equation. It has been my experience that while love knows no color preference does.
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By: TexasBred1982 on 6/12/2009 9:49PM
I totally agree with you comment Tyrant. It is SO true and I couldn't have said it better myself.
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