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Black Love On Our Terms is a project celebrating Black love and explores dynamic romantic relationships, the power of self-love and the strength of community healing. In interviews and personal essays, this series interrogates the dating questions that dominate our social media conversations, spotlights how Black love shows up in pop culture of the past and the present, and reminds us that the beauty of Black love is in how we show up for ourselves and each other.

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These 23 Black Couples Taught Us So Many Lessons — And They’re All On TV

These are just a few names of Black characters whose love we’ve championed in the last 50 years of television history.
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Many Black Singles Are Opting For A Different Way Of Dating

This age-old dating profession has reemerged as an efficient alternative to swipe-based, burnout-prone dating apps.
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Da Brat And Judy Have Their Own Version Of A Disney Love Story

The married couple talk about what’s changed since they had their son, True, last year, and what they hope to teach him about Black love.
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I’m So Damn Tired Of How We Talk About Dating Online

“When I started exploring the evolution of how we talk about dating culture online, I got sadder and sadder the more I thought about it.”
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This Is How You Heal After A Major Heartbreak

Therapists share what to do — and what not to do — when going through a breakup.
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I Read bell hooks’ ‘All About Love’ 25 Years Later — And It Left Me Feeling Defeated

bell hooks’ opus on love is still as powerful as it was when she first wrote it.
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This Black Queer Community Is Starting A Revolution Of Self-Love

The Blackyard Collective allows people recovering from an addiction to show up just as they are.
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‘Real Housewives’ Doesn’t Show Enough Of 1 Couple's Marriage

Bravo has been dragging out a storyline about Wendy Osefo’s beef with a castmate, but her relationship with her husband is much more interesting.
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