How to Love After Trauma: A Full Guide to Loving Yourself & Others
We’ve all experienced some sort of trauma in our lives, some deeper than others. In this guide, you’ll learn how to love after trauma. Learning …
We’ve all experienced some sort of trauma in our lives, some deeper than others. In this guide, you’ll learn how to love after trauma. Learning …
If self-love is your goal, letting go of comparison is the route to get there. Easier said than done though, right? We have all had …
When word of the Loving movie first came out, I had no idea what it was about. Like most Americans, I had never heard of the Lovings. I didn’t know that this incredibly couple help shaped the country that I love. I didn’t realize that it was because of them, that I am allowed to marry the man that I love. Their story is like no other because the Lovings weren’t an interracial couple fighting for the freedoms of America. They were simply a couple, a family, that fought for their right to live and love together – in the land of the free.
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Loving actress, Terri Abney, along with the lead actors and Director of the Loving film. We talked to all of them about bringing the Loving story back to life. This is a very touching story because it’s true. It’s the true story of the Lovings, who were sentenced to prison or to leave the state simply because they were an interracial couple that got married. With the hate and discrimination this still exists, this movie couldn’t have released at a better time. There’s a lot that we need to talk about and Terri Abney has a very important message for this generation about love, acceptance, and speaking out.
Travel and accommodations for the Loving Press Conference provided by Focus Features. All opinions are my own. We are all guilty of assuming we’d react …
For as far back as I remember, I fought for love. I wasn’t particularly raised to accept everyone for who they are. I was never …
From acclaimed writer/director Jeff Nichols, Loving celebrates the real-life courage and commitment of an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving (portrayed by Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga), who married and then spent the next nine years fighting for the right to live as a family in their hometown. Their civil rights case, Loving v. Virginia, went all the way to the Supreme Court, which in 1967 reaffirmed the very foundation of the right to marry – and their love story has become an inspiration to couples ever since.
In 1967 the US Supreme Court made a decision between the Lovings vs Virginia, which struck down all US State Laws banning interracial marriage – mainly between non-whites and whites. This is a day to remember and a day that should be celebrated until the end of time. I know that it’s easy to get wrapped up in all of the hate, but we truly are a loving nation and we should remember where we came from. I couldn’t imagine a life that wouldn’t allow me to be with the one that I love.