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Kakia & Adonis Prasad

Black Love: The Interviews - April 29, 2022 12:30 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
When Kakia and Adonis first met it was in a shared lunch space at the Google offices. A virtual friend request would soon turn to romance. In this 2015 interview for Black Love Doc Adonis and Kakia share what the path has looked like for them, how each other's family dynamics played in their rel...

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Miriam Sternoff McKnight & O'Neal McKnight

Black Love: The Interviews - April 22, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
When Miriam first laid eyes on O'Neal he was walking off of an elevator with two large white poodles.... yeah fam, you read that right. In this 2017 interview for Black Love Doc, the two share how their love journey took them from being strangers, to  acquaintances, to co-workers, to something m...

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Elisha Wilson Beach & Michael Beach

Black Love: The Interviews - April 15, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
When actor Michael Beach first met his now wife Elisha, neither were looking for anything serious. Michael who was in his 40s  had just gotten out of a marriage and had four children. He was using his newfound singleness to live his best life. Elisha, who was in her 20s at the time, was also cas...

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Ricky Bell & Amy Correa Bell

Black Love: The Interviews - April 08, 2022 12:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
CW: Substance Abuse Ricky Bell of New Edition and Bell Biv Devoe, and his now wife Amy had been running into each other for a while before they were formally introduced via a friend. However, they were nothing more than friends for a very long time. They went on a few dates here and there, but ...

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Quincy & Deondray Gossfield

Black Love: The Interviews - April 01, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
CW: Domestic Violence When asked about how their relationship began, Quincy joked that it’s “the longest one night stand in history.” He said their love is a “one night stand that turned into 21 years.” Quincy and Deondray's love journey started as the two men were working closely together on t...

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Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker

Black Love: The Interviews - March 25, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
Kandi first met Todd on the set of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She was (of course) the talent and he was a producer, but everywhere she went Kandi kept hearing about just how cool Todd was. Granted she had no idea who Todd really was, but it was going around the set. After a chance hangout, ...

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Isa Rahman & Lizzy Mathis

Black Love: The Interviews - March 18, 2022 12:30 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
Isa and Lizzy initially met while they were both working as models, but their love journey would pull them out of the modeling world and into being entrepreneurs. Listen in to this 2018 interview for Black Love Doc as Lizzy and Isa share just how soon they knew the other person was "the one" (yo...

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Karli Harvey Raymond & Ben Raymond

Black Love: The Interviews - March 11, 2022 13:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
While Karli and Ben had been in the same circles for a bit, she never figured that he would be "the one" at first sight. After a few dates and a random sickness in Los Angeles, things were all but determined. In this 2018 interview for Black Love Doc, #teamraymond share what their early long-dis...

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Travis & Jackie Greene

Black Love: The Interviews - March 04, 2022 13:30 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
When Travis first met Jackie, she was a college student and he had just graduated. He was an aspiring Gospel singer and she had a love for the Lord. In fact, the one thing that she knew she wanted in a partner, was someone who loved God wholly. Travis checked off that box for her. In this 2018 i...

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Goldie Gabriel-Johnson & Michael Johnson

Black Love: The Interviews - February 25, 2022 13:30 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
Attorneys Goldie and Michael have very different how we met stories, but not because neither of them can remember it, but because it starts at different points. Here's the consensus: they're first conversation was in an out of the way dinner in Atlanta. Listen in to this 2017 interview from Blac...

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Lanaya Irvin & Janessa Cox-Irvin

Black Love: The Interviews - February 18, 2022 13:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
Janessa would first lay eyes on Lanaya at a finance conference. There was definitely a spark, and due to the intervening of a mutual friend, she was able to actually meet her. The same friend also insisted on putting together a dinner for the three of them. It was from that point that their love...

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Egypt Sherrod & Mike Jackson

Black Love: The Interviews - February 11, 2022 13:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
From radio to real estate Egypt and Mike's love journey has been anything but typical. Egypt had a hard time trusting Mike and Mike never gave up on trying to affirm Egypt. From problems with exes, to the building of a family, to working together, Egypt and Mike have found ways to navigate it al...

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Todd & Alicia Taylor

Black Love: The Interviews - December 10, 2021 13:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
Todd and Alicia's 30 year love story started while they were both in high school. Todd just saw Alicia and knew he had to get to know her. After a brief dating period the two would quickly get married. However at 21 and 19 years old, neither truly knew what being married meant. Todd and Alicia h...

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April and Troy Lawrence

Black Love: The Interviews - December 03, 2021 13:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
CW: Abuse, Drug Use. This episode deals with heavy topics as noted in the content warning. Please do not listen to this episode if you find either of those topics triggering.  --- April and Troy come from very different backgrounds. Troy was heavily involved in the drug game while April was i...

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Shirley & Bernard Kinsey

Black Love: The Interviews - November 26, 2021 13:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
Shirley and Bernard's love journey started in 1963 in the height of the civil rights movement while they were both students at FAMU. Bernard always jokes that he an Shirley came together as she was getting out of jail. Both were active in the movement, but that was only a part of the story. In a...

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Richard Lawson and Tina Knowles

Black Love: The Interviews - November 19, 2021 13:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
Richard and Tina have been friends for many years, each in there own marriages for majority of their friendship. When the marriage came to an end, Tina was in a place where she didn't know if she could find love again. Years had gone by and after rekindling their friendship, Richard and Tina sta...

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Styles P and Adjua Styles

Black Love: The Interviews - November 12, 2021 13:30 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
When it comes to the love story of Styles P and his wife Adjua, it's holds true that opposites attract. Adjua met Styles P while he was recording in the studio and from that moment they started a relationship that lasted 10 years before marriage. Over time, the two discovered that a difference i...

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Rev Run & Justine Simmons

Black Love: The Interviews - November 05, 2021 12:45 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
When Justine first met Rev Run they were both teenagers. He was performing at a Kurtis Blow concert and Justine and her friends went backstage to meet him. After a memorable evening, Justine reached out to Rev (who was just Joseph at the time) and while they talked for a bit, they eventually bot...

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Kirk and Tammy Franklin

Black Love: The Interviews - October 29, 2021 12:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
In this 2017 interview Kirk and Tammy Franklin tell us the story of how they met and what it was like to combine not only their perspectives on what they wanted their marriage to look like, but their parenting styles as well. Throughout their love story, the Franklins noticed that they were some...

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Ryan Michelle Bathe & Sterling K. Brown

Black Love: The Interviews - October 22, 2021 12:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
Actors Sterling K Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathe almost seemed destined to be together. They were born in the same hospital, grew up in the same city, ended up at the same university for undergrad and grad school! So how exactly did their love story come to be? Listen to this 2018 interview from ...

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Devale & Khadeen Ellis

Black Love: The Interviews - October 15, 2021 12:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
Devale and Khadeen have known of each other since they were kids. However, it wasn't until they were both getting ready to depart to college that either of them, well Khadeen, made the first move.  Devale and Khadeen have been riding hard for each other ever since, and there have been some low l...

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Tamia & Grant Hill

Black Love: The Interviews - October 08, 2021 12:30 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
The one and only Anita Baker was the original matchmaker in Grant and Tamia's love story.  It was during a reception for Isiah Thomas where Ms. Baker would start inquiring as to why Grant was single. She would soon do the same to Tamia at the Lady of Soul Awards. From there the two would have an...

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Don & Tanya Barnett

Black Love: The Interviews - September 24, 2021 12:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
Don first met Tanya while she was working in a medical office. He was there for a visit, but was smitten by Tanya. Don insists Tanya was being fresh with him, Tanya insists she was just doing her job. From sickness, to emotional cheating, military deployment, and homelessness Tanya and Don's rel...

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Rai & Shaun King

Black Love: The Interviews - September 17, 2021 12:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
The first time Shaun saw Rai they were teenagers in Sunday school. He was 16 and she was 15  and they were both dating someone else, but they knew that they had a crush on each other. Neither of them could have predicted being together for the rest of their lives. How did Rai and Shaun go from a...

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Aaron Ross & Sanya Richards-Ross

Black Love: The Interviews - September 10, 2021 12:30 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
2x Super Bowl Champion Aaron Ross and Olympic Gold Medalist Sanya Richards-Ross first met as students at the University of Texas-Austin. While we wouldn't call it love at first sight, it was definitely like at first sight! 17 year old Sanya wasn't going to take any chances. She walked up to Aaro...

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Ciara Whaley & Steven Caple Jr

Black Love: The Interviews - September 03, 2021 12:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
Film director, producer, and screenwriter Steven Caple Jr was first introduced to costume designer Ciara Whaley through a photo her cousin showed him. It was 2004 and they were both in high school at the time, but he knew  two things: first, she was baaad. Second, he had to find a way to meet he...

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Glynn & Jo-Ann Turman

Black Love: The Interviews - August 27, 2021 12:30 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
In 1982 21 year old Jo-Ann Turman was sitting in Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles eating a combo number 9 when 34 year old actor Glynn Turman first laid eyes on her. Jo-Ann knew exactly who Glynn was, but also thought that he was a married man and wanted nothing to do with him. After Glynn set the rec...

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Rebecca & Jai Crouch-Pelham

Black Love: The Interviews - August 20, 2021 12:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
Rebecca and Jai first met while Rebecca was a student at Howard University and while they never dated, they always seemed to find themselves in the same circles. 10 years would pass and chance meeting at a pool party would bring them back into each other's lives. After one long brunch later, Jai...

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Rochelle Aytes & CJ Lindsey

Black Love: The Interviews - August 13, 2021 12:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
When actors Rochelle and CJ first met in 1998 it was just in passing as two students attending the same college in New York. Their love story wouldn't truly begin until over a decade later when they would reconnect in Los Angeles as they both were pursuing their dreams. An overly awkward first d...

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Julie & Mark Threats

Black Love: The Interviews - August 06, 2021 12:30 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
Mark and Julie met in the church but Julie wasn't paying any attention to Mark. Both were coming back to the church and both really wanted to be married after they had experienced failed marriages. After two years, and a ride in an old '65 Cadillac, Julie and Mark would start dating. Their early...

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