African American weddings are not the same as American weddings but a mixture of both traditions. From jumping the broom, which is an African tradition, to a couples’ first dance which is more of an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The broomstick wedding, for many viewers, conveyed how African descendants shared the profound joy of romantic love in the midst ...

When Rupal Ramesh Shah and Anup Kumar Kanodia decided to get married, they knew they wanted to infuse their wedding with the cultures – Indian, East African and American – that had nurtured them.

All this week, we'll celebrate the "perfect union," from courtship to wedding plans. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks to author Harriette Cole, who wrote Jumping the Broom: The African-American Wedding ...

Le Roy’s First Presbyterian Church has a long, yet quiet history of being a site for promoting social justice, and fighting for change. Leading up to the Civil War, the church had hosted a number of ...

A revised African American wedding planner shows how to incorporate African American traditions into the celebration and features historical anecdotes, information on cultural traditions, and an up-to ...