Black History Month and Black Love
Day 9 of Our Iconic Womens Empowerment Series
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Black History Month and Black Love
As we at Iconic start 2024 off with Women’s empowerment, we know that the ladies are encouraged by our work. I am the female CEO and podcast owner of the org and it is with pleasure I present to you information for you as the individual while we are working to build strong families and marriages nationwide.
But before we dive into more information for you, I want to also not forget those who came before us to make love possible in America.
We must talk about how it wasn’t that simple for everyone so we can remember to be grateful for those who stood on business and fought to get us where we are today.
Not all Black History stories are sad ones about slavery and death.
Many stories involve love, hope, resilience and a determination of a people to prosper.
Enjoy this repost from our archives and tell us your story.
Are you in love? Have you and your spouse made history? Let us know is any of the information shared here new for you.
Black Love
We at Iconic want to show YOU that happiness and love is possible in any way we can, and we can do that this month to with honoring Black History at the same time.
I know Black Love because I have it and I came from it. To those who say that adding “Black” is unnecessary I say this:
For example, my parents have been married 42 years. Their love created 6 children and spans more marriages and 12 grandchildren.
My grandparents, uncles and aunties, friends in the military and more show that two Black Americans can find each other, fall in love and make it Iconic.
Love is what I know. Importantly, that love is my upbringing.
Iconic, specifically, is birthed out of the love I have for my husband who happens to be a Black man.
A software developer for the United States Air Force, a two-time combat veteran paratrooper who jumped with the 82nd Airborne Division with 2 degrees under his belt. A yellow, black ninjitsu belt too.
(Yes, I brag on my baby a bit). I wear my “Mrs.” title with pride and as gratefulness as it is to have someone to love that loves me.
Black Love is how we point out, point to and demonstrate that marriage can work in our community and many of us do it every day. We’ve talked about the new Black Marriage stats before.
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Black History Facts
Black Love is something that pushes back on the erroneous narrative that Black people cannot love each other.
And that is not true! Our unique love was not just a fluke either. It was intentional. Many came with Christian and/or monogamous ideals, too.
I push back because some of the earliest Christain Churches exist in Ethiopia. Church Unearthed in Ethiopia Rewrites the History of Christianity in Africa | History| Smithsonian Magazine
Monogamy is not unique to European or Western culture.
This idea that Black descendants of slaves and our American conservative traditionalism was forced upon us is nonsense when slaves use to have their own weddings and ceremonies too.
“Though their unions were not legally recognized, slaves commonly married, fully aware that their marital bonds would be sustained or nullified according to the whims of white masters” Bound in Wedlock: Slave and Free Black Marriage in the Nineteenth Century | Department of History (princeton.edu)
People really have to read a diverse set of books to expand their thinking. The information is out here.
There is more to us and our history than that perspective.
Our people came up from Slavery (I hope you caught that), as they began to build; love, marriage, family were all important cultural aspects that stick with us today.
Our culture is not just criminality, single-parent homes and any other thing that would seem bad that is not connect to other people groups.
That is just sad and wrong.
Often love is wrapped up as some second-class citizenship for wives and mothers. Black people are seeing as fighting online with each other and our homes, broken. Which aren’t true ladies. Many of our foremothers were treated well and loved what they do.
Our mostly conservative households, that doesn’t mean our political party choice, believes in the idea of love and family.
And still, many Black Americans identify with that conservative nature despite what you think about voting habits. Pew Research Poll: Majority of Black Voters Identify as ‘Moderate’ or ‘Conservative’ – RedState
Black love is unique; it is still here.
Check out six seasons of the television show that gives you more information on this topic than I do here Black Love (TV Series 2017–2022) - IMDb
Here is more for you to quickly look at from Essence Magazine on The History of Black Love Through The Years - Essence
“Black folks had small “wedding” ceremonies, including the ritual of waving a broom over the couple’s head or jumping the broom, a custom believed to have been brought from West Africa.”
Like every relationship, there are ups and downs. And yet many survived.
We are here to celebrate love, teach and educate you on why that matters in today’s climate and how YOU can benefit from the marriage of your dreams.
We uplift. We inspire. Love is possible for you dear lady; despite the hopelessness you may feel.
We women create legacies from our womb, we build and above all else we thank our creator God for such a chance to know Love and to experience it, give it and manifest it into who we are.
Love is our story and our history. Nothing is wrong with that.
Throughout the month of February, as we focus on Womens Empowerment, love and Black history, our articles will be written to give you facts, inspire hope and challenge your world view.
That could be the brave men and women at war for love of country, the couples during Reconstruction and building Black Wall Street, the musicians that wrote ballads of love songs we all dance our feet to today. The way men won over their women, the resilience of females during this time and so much more.
Black History is not about making white America feel bad, it is about educating. In fact, Dr Carter Woodson chose the original week in February to honor Lincoln and Douglass’ birthdays to show how two different men from two different cultures worked together. ‘Negro History Week’ in Chicago: Carter G. Woodson’s idea sparks meetings, op-ed by Chandler Owen - Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com)
Valentine’s Day also falls on February 14th. What better way to fill the air with love than to combine the two ideas: Black History and love.
For history is not just a sad tale of events that happened but also weaved through it is a story about love, family, redemption, overcoming, resilience and winning.
May you use these stories to inspire your own love and remember that you too can have the great passion that exists out here.
And remember in all things you do, be Iconic.
Iconic Marriage Valentine's Day Giveaway: 1 Grand Prize Winner
Every month we at Iconic are doing work to reignite, restore and rebuild American sentiment in the areas of life, love, marriage and family.
February is no exception.
Our Giveaway
We are giving away 25 access passes to our Iconic Formula for Marriage Success online course powered by Gumroad.com.
The cost is normally $100.
We are giving away this course to encourage families this month to hold on to their Iconic marriage through these trying modern time. We are their support system with a 12-step blueprint to see them through.
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When we reach our goal of $2500 during this month, we will select 1 Grand Prize Couple to give a $100 to for a Valentine’s Gift to them.
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