Showing posts with label BW/WM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BW/WM. Show all posts

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Paris Vaughan and Russ Courtnall

Paris Vaughan, born Debra Lois Atkins and daughter of Sarah Vaughan, married Russ Courtnall in August 1995. They have three children Alexandra, Lawton, and Brooklyn. Paris is an actress, and Russ is a former NHL player from British Columbia.

Paris' IMDb
Russ' Wiki
Russ' IMDb

My Comments: Paris doesn't seem to be acting any longer, but I can't find any information about what she does now beside being a mother and wife.

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Sharon Kyle and Dick Price

Sharon Kyle, an adjunct professor of law, is married to Dick Price, a publisher. Dick and Sharon run LA Progressive being the editor and publisher respectively. They have a blended family of four children and a grandchild.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

TV: Guinevere and King Arthur

Guinevere (played by Angel Coulby), a maidservant to Queen Morgana, at first dislikes Arthur (Bradley James), a prince. When there is a threat to the prince's life, she cares for him and a seed for change in her feelings toward him is planted. Over time their bond grows even through tragedy, betrayal, and magic. Eventually King Arthur proposes to Guinevere making her his queen.

Merlin was a TV series that ran from September 2008 to December 2012 on BBC. When is premiered there was a bit of a dissension over a woman of color cast as Guinevere.

Merlin IMDb
Merlin Wiki
Merlin Wikia

My Comments: Angel Coulby does not specify her ethnic background in any interviews or bios that I could find.

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Robbin and Jim

This is Robbin, Jim, and their daughter, Anastasia. Jim is on the left, Robbin in the middle, Anastasia on the right

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Gayle and Jimmy


Jimmy and Gayle met online in December 2006 and found they only lived six miles away from each other! He is a retired fireman and she works for the government. They married December 29, 2012 at the firehouse. He has three children and one grandchild. She has no kids but is a terrific aunt to her niece and nephews.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Renee Swift and Jack McCain


Jack McCain married Renee Jessica Swift in June 2013. John is a Navy Lieutenant and son of Senator John McCain. Renee is an Air Force Captain. The couple met in Guam and spent their honeymoon in Africa.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Nancy and Shawn


Nancy and Shawn met at church where Shawn is a deacon and Nancy serves on the trustee board. They started dating in 2008 and were married May 7, 2011. Shawn is employed as an electrician and Nancy is a social worker. She attended East Carolina University where she graduated with her masters degree in social work.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Molly and Alex

Molly and her beau, Alex, have been together two and a half years. They have the plan of getting married and having kids.

My Comments: Cute couple! They contacted me awhile ago; I hope they are still going strong.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Megan and Joe


Megan and Joe have been married for five years and have a sweet 2 1/2 year old daughter and an adorable little boy who is nearly 4 months old. Joe is Megan's soulmate and makes her laugh every day - he's a big teddy bear! Their daughter and son are the lights of their lives.

My Comments: I'm only adding this because I know someone will ask. Megan is Irish American and Black.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Dina Ruiz and Clint Eastwood

Dina Ruiz married Clint Eastwood in 1996. Dina, a TV news anchor and reporter, is of Japanese, African American, English, German and Dutch descent. Clint is an actor, director, producer, composer, and former mayor of Carmel, CA. Dina and Clint have one daughter, Morgan. Clint is also father to six other children from previous relationships.

Dina's Wiki
Clint's Wiki
Clint's IMDb

My Comments: Thank you for reminding me of this couple, Diana! The post is late due to the timing of current events. 

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Gloria Jones and Marc Bolan

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Gloria Jones started her relationship with Marc Bolan, born Mark Feld, shortly after meeting in the early 1970s. Gloria is a singer and songwriter. Marc was a singer, songwriter, guitarist and poet. He was killed in a car accident in 1977. Gloria and Marc had a son, Rolan, and Gloria has since married.

Marc's Wiki
Gloria's Wiki

My Comments: Thanks Anon!

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Paula and Dale


Paula and Dale have been married 27 years, dividing their time between her hometown of Chicago and Colorado.  He is a sports promoter and she recently completed her studies for her Masters degree in theology.

They recently returned to the Chicago area to be closer to their two daughters and six grandchildren.

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Laura Flessel-Colovic and Denis Colovic

Laura Flessel and Denis Colovic married in 1996.  French Laura is an Olympic medalist épée fencer and 2012 Olympic participant. French Denis is a journalist. They have a daughter, Leilou. Laura is of Caribbean descent.

Laura's Wiki

More pictures
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My Comments: Thanks Mick!

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Dondra and Shawn

Dondra and Shawn met at Victory Family Church in Decatur, Texas. where she serves as Worship leader.  Shawn is a Night Vision Specialist for United RotorCraft Solutions a subdivision of Air Methods and also the Sound Engineer at their church.  They married in Montego Bay, Jamaica on March 6, 2010 and are just crazy about each other.  They live in Lewisville, Texas. and have two small dogs Sammy and Izzy.


A video for you.

My Comments: I don't usually post this amount of detail about a couple. Please remember that I try to keep your privacy as much as possible unless you ask me to post more. :)

Sunday, July 1, 2012

TV: Dr. Allison Blake and Sheriff Jack Carter

Sheriff Jack Carter (played by Colin Ferguson) and Dr. Allison Blake (played by Salli Richardson-Whitfield) have finally married! The two were hit and miss for several years as Allison and Jack found themselves in relationships when the other was not. This year, however, the match was made. Jack has a daughter in college, while Allison has two children from two previous significant others. Eureka is currently in it's fifth and final season, watch for some season ending surprises.

Eureka Wiki
Eureka IMDb

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Shannon and Cheyenne

Shannon and Cheyenne got together in 1995.  They met right after Valentine's Day 1995 and married on April 29th, 1995. They celebrated their 17th anniversary this year and it still feels like they're newlyweds.  They've grown up together and are each other's best friend.  They love to travel together. London is their favorite destination, and they try to get there twice a year.  They would love to have kids but are reproductively challenged.  They over compensate with their three crazy dogs, Cinnamon, Lily (aka Dittylicious 'cause she's a diva!) and LTCDR Geordie Laforge (They are both sci-fi geeks!)

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Jessica Olsson and Dirk Nowitzki

Jessica Olsson and Dirk Nowitzki became engaged in February 2012 and married in July 2012. Swedish Jessica is an associate director at the Goss-Michael Foundation art gallery in Texas while German Dirk is a professional basketball player with the Dallas Mavericks. Jessica has a Swedish father and a Kenyan mother.

Dirk's Wiki

My Comments: Thank you Krystal!

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Nyima and Joshua Funk

Nyima Funk, born Nyima Anise Woods, is married to Joshua Funk. Nyima is an actress, comedian, and singer, while husband Joshua is an actor, improv coach, director, and singer/guitarist. The two have one daughter, Ziza Marie.

Nyima's Wiki
Nyima's IMDb
Joshua's IMDb

Nyima's FB

My Comments: Thank you Ebony! Please check out the links to FB and Twitter for pictures of the three of them.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Kenya Duke Owen and Gary Owen

Kenya Duke, the owner of a travel management company, is married to Gary Owen, a comedian. The two have three children.

Gary's Wiki
Gary's IMDb

My Comments: Thanks Jo!

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Tonia and Mike


Tonia and Mike met on the job in 2006. They were married on August 8, 2008 (08/08/08) because they felt that an upright 8 is simply a symbol of eternity. They were determined that love like theirs would outlive any ignorance or racism and last forever.