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Mildred and Richard Loving

Forty-two years ago, the landmark Supreme Court decision of Loving vs. Virginia outlawed the anti-miscegenation statute in the state of Virginia and, subsquently, across the nation. The story started with a couple in love: Mildred Jeter, black, and Richard Loving, white, who decided to marry in D.C., where the racist laws preventing their union did not hold up. After being harassed by law enforcement officials about their “illegal” marriage, the two filed lawsuit after lawsuit until it finally reached the doorstep of the United States Supreme Court.

There, the 9 justices voted unanimously in their favor, abolishing the old laws preventing interracial couples from marrying. This monumental decision made it possible for millions of interracial couples to marry and build loving homes for some of the most outstanding individuals in our nation’s history, including our president, Barack Obama!

In honor of this monumental victory and this positive step in the direction of a multicultural global society, lovingday.org has created a a holiday which, incidentally, is today. Are you celebrating?

How has multiculturalism touched your life? Are you bi-racial or multi-racial? Tell us about your experience here!

WATCH Obama’s “A More Perfect Union” Speech here:

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Yasmine086/ Yasmine086

    Awww…thas so sweet. I’m glad they’re recognizing multiculturalism.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MyCaliDream/ MyCaliDream

    my grandson, (2yrs old) is bi-racial. His dad is Latino. And he is a down right gorgeous little boy. So much so that most people think he is a little girl; with his hair in a pony tail. At the moment, he is my only grandchild. I have so much fun with him. :-)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CynamynQueen82/ CynamynQueen82

    Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Loving. I honor the two of you for sticking up for what you both had.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/A-Real-Genius104/ A-Real-Genius104

    TRUTH IS:

    SLEEPING AROUND WITH THOSE FILTHY FLEA BITTEN MANGE AND PARASITE CARRYING DOGS IS NASTY.

    YOU BLACK PEOPLE GOD GIVEN COMMON SENSE SHOULD TELL YA’LL THAT THOSE OTHER RACE OF PEOPLE ARE NOTHING LIKE YA’LL,THEY DON’T LOOK LIKE YA’LL,THEY DON’T SMELL LIKE YA’LL,THEY DON’T ACT LIKE YA’LL,THEY DON’T THINK LIKE YA’LL,THEY DIDN’T COME FROM YA’LL,THEY DON’T TALK LIKE YA’LL BUT,THOSE OTHER RACE OF PEOPLE DON’T HAVE ANY GOD GIVEN COMMON SENSE TO THINK THAT WAY JUST LIKE THEY DON’T HAVE ANY GOD GIVEN COMMON SENSE TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE FULL OF MANY DIFFERENT KIND OF INFECTIOUS VIRUSES AND DISEASES THAT YOU BLACK PEOPLE DON’T HAVE BUT,STILL IN ALL THEY SAY COME ON AND TRY THEM OUT IN THE BED (in other words they are born some infectious disease carrying and passing animals).

    TO BE INTELLIGENT IS TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHATS RIGHT AND WHATS WRONG (in other words its the opposite of being ignorant).

    INTELLIGENT IS THE OPPOSITE OF IGNORANT

    DO ANY OF YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SAME AND THE OPPOSITE? COME ON NOW DIDN’T WE ALL LEARN THAT IN ABOUT THE 1ST GRADE OF GRAMMAR SCHOOL

    BLACK AND WHITE ARE NOT THE SAME ITS THE OPPOSITE

    THOSE TWO PEOPLE ARE THE SAME BECAUSE THEY ARE BLACK BUT,THOSE TWO PEOPLE ARE NOT THE SAME BECAUSE ONE IS WHITE AND ONE IS BLACK.

    UP AND DOWN IS NOT THE SAME ITS DIFFERENT

    DEAD AND ALIVE IS NOT THE SAME IT IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE ONE IS HERE AND ONE IS GONE.

    DAY AND NIGHT IS NOT THE SAME IT IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE ONE IS LIGHT AND ONE IS DARK.

    TO BE A MATCH IS TO BE THE SAME.

    NOW DO I HAVE TO BRING MY 12yr.old SON INSIDE OF HERE TO TRY AND EXPLAIN THIS TO SOME OF YOU?

    WHAT DO THEY TEACH YOU BLACK PEOPLE KIDS IN SCHOOL ABOUT SEX EDUCATION? DO THEY TELL THEM TO SLEEP WITH THOSE OTHER RACE OF PEOPLE? DO THEY TELL THEM THAT A PEN!S IS A PEN!S AND THAT A VAG!NA IS A VAG!NA WHEN TRULY IT IS NOT AND IF SO,THEN THEY ARE NOT TEACHING THEM ON HOW TO AVOID CATCHING CERTAIN DISEASES THAT THOSE OTHER RACE OF PEOPLE CARRY.

    THIS IS WHAT I CALL WISING UP TO THE TRUE FACTS OF LIFE.

    YOU BLACK PEOPLE DO NOT BE KILLING UP THOSE WHITE PEOPLE AND THOSE FOREIGN PEOPLE BUT,THEIR BORN MENTALLY DISTURBED PSYCHOTIC AZZES SURE DO BE KILLING YOU BLACK PEOPLE UP THOUGH.

    THOSE STUPID FILTHY WHITE PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU BLACK PEOPLE THAT YA’LL BLEED RED BLOOD BUT,WHAT THEY ARE NOT TELLING YA’LL IS THAT THEIR RED BLOOD CELLS IS DEFINITELY CONTAMINATED.

    DON’T FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF IGNORANCE AND STUPIDITY.

    THE PATH OF THE DEVIL WILL LEAD YOU BLACK PEOPLE TO DEATH AND THE PATH OF GOD WILL LEAD YOU BLACK PEOPLE TO LIFE.

    THOSE WHITE PEOPLE AND THOSE FOREIGN PEOPLE ARE THE MAIN ONES THAT BE ENCOURAGING THIS KIND OF FILTHY BAD SEXUAL BEHAVIOR BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES THAT CARRY AND PASS THOSE INFECTIOUS VIRUSES AND DISEASES TO OTHER PEOPLE.

    usfg

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