Black people, better than most, should understand the importance of being able to choose who to love and who to marry. By: Casey Lartigue | Posted: May 29, 2008 at 12:00 AM Published by The Root "As to mixed marriages, the most delicate question of all, it is to be noted that 29 states - all those of the South and many in the Southwest - forbid it. In the North, such marriages are frowned upon, and represent an almost insignificant percent." --The American Negroes, special bulletin published by the U.S. Information Agency, an adjunct of the State Department, 1957 So, you wanna get married? After years of playing (or getting played by) the field, you've found that special someone you consider irreplaceable. You agree to be together happily ever after, or for as long as you can stand each other. You tell family, friends, perhaps even former significan
"No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work."--Mother Teresa (attributed)