Today is an interesting and important day to remember, especially this season:

On June 12, 1967, the United States Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a married couple named Loving – he was white, she was black. They lived in Virginia and had violated the southern state’s law against inter-racial marriage. The high court’s decision made interracial marriage legal in all 50 states. Today, the Loving decision is celebrated as an important victory for multi-culturalism and democracy.

With temperatures topping 35 degrees centigrade, it wasn’t just the music that was hot at the 5th annual New York City Loving Day Celebration, one of several such events around the country.

Kathleen and David and their two cocoa-colored children were among the estimated 1000 people gathered under a big tent along New York’s East River. The group included many interracial couples like them.

Kathleen and Dave Graham, and their children Max and Miles are a healthy interracial family. Kathleen says she is grateful that the Lovings helped pave the way for their freedom
“There are a lot of people who had to fight really hard so we can be legally married,” says Kathleen. “We can own property, we can have the kids and we don’t get hassled about it. We’re normal now.”  Read more