Earlier this year we brought you the story of an Ohio school’s alleged ban on wearing Afro Puff hair styles as will as Twisted Braid styles. Then there was word that Tiana Parker, a second grader in Tulsa Oklahoma, was forced to quit her elementary school because of her dreadlocks hairstyle. These are just two stories of the many that we've heard where young black girls are … [Read more...]
Videos
VIDEO: Award-Winning Producer Encourages Men to Man Up!
Shannon Sanders, award-winning music producer and songwriter, has a a message for men: man up. As the music director for India Arie, Sanders helped create videos for her hits "Brown Skin" and "Video" among others and is ready to debut a video of his own. The song carries the message "It takes a man, to teach a man, to be a man," asking men to "man up" and raise their … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Trinity UCC Married Couples Ministry Dance Does It Again!
Back in 2010 we brought you the original video of the Trinity UCC Married Couples Ministry shutting it down with a beautiful dance, symbolizing their love. The video that launched here on BMWK ended up with over 300 thousand views! Well, we're happy to share that they are back and better than ever. With even more couples than before including the oldest member of the group … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Untold Stories From Our Family’s Past to Encourage Our Children’s Future #KinseyUntold
How do you share a history that has been hidden in the past? As we talk to African American families across the country this is a topic that often arises. In families like mine generations that preceded us were taught never to talk about some of the things that were heard or seen. Those messages were carried into the later years of their lives and sometimes to their graves. And … [Read more...]
Wedding Video: Our Special Day – Samuel & Juanita
We had to share this video of Samuel and Juanita Coley from Winter Haven, FL. The couple met on Black Planet back in 2010 and developed a relationship that led to this amazing wedding on August 15th 2013. From Samuel: After our first date I was very intrigued and knew Juanita was someone I wanted to continue pursuing. She was so sweet, kind, with a little added sense of … [Read more...]
VIDEO: How Couples Lean on Each Other to Pursue Their Dreams
Can you imagine working with your spouse? Would you even want to work with your spouse? Well there are couples around the world who are making it happen. Earlier this week we had the opportunity to join two other couples for a conversation on leaning on each other to pursue our dreams. It was during an interview on Huffington Post Live and we really enjoyed … [Read more...]
Wedding Video: A Man Marries the Woman of His Dreams
A few days ago, we received this message: I just recently got married to the woman of my dreams. I'm Nigerian and she's Haitian, but we were both born and raised in the U.S..... We love a good love story here on BMWK. And after checking out their wedding video, we just had to share it with our BMWK family. It was a beautiful sunny day when Tonye and Kat were married at the … [Read more...]
Wedding Video: This Blended Family is Ready for Love!
The wedding of Lora and Abdul Muhammad is one of the most beautiful celebrations of love we've seen so far. There are male and female dancers performing to Ready for Love by India Arie as the wedding party enters. And, they had their children (as they are blended family), their parents, family and friends there to share in the love. Check out their wedding video and then leave … [Read more...]
Video: Short Film Captures the Challenges and Love of Blended Families
When you bring together a blended family, everyone (and I mean everyone) will experience growing pains....from the step-parent, to the biological parent, to the kids. They all have to go through a period of adjusting to their new reality. And this period can be easy for some and it can be very difficult for others. I know this reality all too well as Lamar and I have a … [Read more...]
Wedding Dance VIDEO: Newlyweds Get Down to Dancehall and More
We have made it our mission to find and share the best Wedding Dance Videos here on BMWK. The video we are sharing today has been out there for a few months...but we wanted to make sure that our BMWK Family had a chance to view it. We love the way this bride and groom jam through several genres of music. They look like they had fun preparing their routine and executing it. … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Couple Creates Wedding Music Video to Whitney Houston
I often tell Ronnie that I'm glad we're already married, because today's couples have definitely stepped up their wedding video game. Today we're sharing a new video, which is really a wedding video, like MTV style. It features New York based couple, Sean and Michelle who host their own relationship web series called LeoLove. They made the video on their recent wedding day, to … [Read more...]
Amazing Viral Video Shows Marriage Then and Now
It's been said that the average length of an American Marriage is 8.8 years, but that's not the reality for all marriages. Since Sabrina Thompson's parents have been married for more than 40 years now, she's set out to show another side of marriage. One that does not get shown in the media which focuses too much on the negative side of relationships. She's gathered and … [Read more...]
Video: 11 Year-Old’s Amazing Performance of Tamela Mann’s “Take Me To The King”
Wow! Watch this amazing video of 11 year-old Jayna performing "Take Me to the King" for New Harvest Family Worship Center's first year anniversary. You can subscribe and watch more from Jayna on her YouTube page here. … [Read more...]
VIDEO: The Gospel of Facebook! “Keep Your Business Off of Facebook” Gospel Song Goes Viral
Have you ever heard of a Facebook gospel song? Neither had we until we heard, Keep Your Business Off of Facebook. We often talk about the perils of social media and marriage. During those conversations, what to do and what not to do on Facebook is always the hottest topic. We've given you 5 things your spouse better not catch you doing there. And in one of our most popular … [Read more...]
VIDEO: The Best Church Proposal of 2013
You know we love great proposal videos. I would venture to say that we are the #1 destination on the web for amazing proposal videos that feature beautiful black couples. We love showing that, not only do we get married but we do it in style! Well, I'm sure you'll love our latest submission that we're calling, The Best Church Proposal of 2013! We know there are a few months … [Read more...]