About The Loving Story: A Free Documentary Screening on Loving Day
Join
us for our 2nd
annual event in celebration of Loving Day hosted by the Black Affinity Group.
This event will feature a free screening of The Loving Story documentary
followed by a Q&A discussion. Loving Day is an annual celebration held on
June 12, the anniversary of the 1967 United States Supreme Court decision
Loving v. Virginia that struck down all anti-miscegenation laws remaining in
sixteen US states. In the United States, anti-miscegenation laws were state laws
banning mixed-race marriages. The Warren Court ruled unanimously in 1967 that
these state laws were unconstitutional.
Hosted
by:
The
Black Affinity Group
creates safe and connected spaces for Black youth and adults in Portland and
beyond. We run a number of affinity groups, including our Mixed Messages group
geared towards multi-racial kids and adults. You can learn more about our work
at: thebagpdx.org.