A Love Supreme: Real Life Stories of Black (African-American) Love

by TaRessa, Calvin Stovall

From celebrities to everyday people of varying ages, professions, and backgrounds, this inspirational portrait of African American love offers deep and personal insight into the life-enhancing bond of marriage. This celebration of Black love spotlights couples whose passion and devotion have inspired those around them and offers examples of how sweet, satisfying, challenging, and enduring committed love can be.

Genres: Romance

240 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2000

Reviews

[Karah · Rating 5 out of 5]

A keeper!! I think several members of our community will feel included because not everyone professes Christianity. I appreciate the African principles featured in each chapter. The principle of Sankofa moved me deeply. Sankofa stands as "the symbol of the wisdom of learning from the past to build for the future. Sankofa is a constant reminder that past experience must be a guide for the future, to learn from or build on the past (Stovall 13)."

On a somber note, I am aware that two of the couples have since divorced: Jesse Jackson, Jr. and Sandra Stevens, followed by Ayedemi Bandele and Iyanla Vanzant. If these people choose to re-enter marriage, I pray that they choose a devoted mate with clarity, respect, fidelity and the mutual bonds of love, joy, and peace.

[Kuwana]

On the journey of life, please read this along the way!

[LaShana Claude]

She didn't know a great deal about African people or culture when she entered the University of Washington in 1977. When they met, David, a junior, was campaigning for student body president and Marcia was running for the Minority Affairs Commission.