Black-Ass Love is the Best Love (Wedding Edition)
Welcome to the 90th installment of This Black-Ass Life! Spring is here which means two things: allergies are here to kick our Black asses and it’s time for us to celebrate iconic Black wedding scenes in culture. Shout out to my (Jumoke’s) best friend Bukky who got married this weekend!
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I. The Facts
It’s Spring, and wedding season is upon us! Here are a few of our favorites wedding moments. Please forgive the video quality, y’all.
Jamie sang his vows to Fancy.
Khadijah and Kyle blessed Synclaire and Overton with their vocals.
Jamal & Kai got serenaded by Chaka Khan.
Black people love a serenade because here is Michael singing to Thelma and Keith on Good Times.
The dance scene on Girlfriends at Toni’s wedding? Pure joy.
Lisa’s dress in Coming to America is still the best we’ve ever seen.
The wedding toast to end all wedding toasts on A Black Lady Sketch Show.
Another Black Lady Sketch Show wedding this time with Loretta Devine.
Speaking of Loretta, her JOY in the wedding during Jumping the Broom!
When Mia offers her heart to Lance filled with pure and sacred love in The Best Man. Morris, we also our hearts and everything to you!!!
“The wedding is on” scene in The Wood. Taye stays in some mess!
We weren’t invited to Kelendria’s actual wedding but Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding will have to do.
Remember when Cynthia’s mama and sister on RHOA try to hide her wedding certificate?!
Why does it matter?
Black-ass love is beautiful and deserves to be celebrated.
What can my Black ass do?
Spring is here! Find some friends and serenade them into a wedding (safely)!
ll. Other Things
Another tough day for Chapel Hill Hive
Another L for UNC, their new coach and his “whife.”
The way our hearts beat for Method Man.
An ode to the poetry in the movie Trippin’.
Check out The Turn On, a podcast that centers on the love and sex lives of Black women, femmes, and gender-nonconforming individuals.
Our Black-Ass song(s) of the week (Mitu):
Rest in peace to the great DMX. Here is a playlist and a few tributes to his greatness.
Things we are looking forward to / things we are not looking forward to:
I (Jumoke) look forward to #debauchery2021. I have a crush on everybody.
I (Mitu) look forward to my late night TV being dominated by A Black Lady Sketch Show and Ziwe.
lll. Text from a Black-Ass Parent
My (Jumoke's) mama sent her OOTD on Friday after we found out that man died.
Stay Black, thrive and love on your Black-selves! We’ll hit your inbox next on April 26.