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Love that Changed the Nation: Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King Jr.

July 10, 2013 Jennifer

There are few people who can say they made a dramatic and historically significant change in the world, there are even fewer that can say they did it as a pair. If ever a couple could say that their presence in this world made a difference it was Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. It’s hard to live a day when the influence of this historic couple cannot be felt, not only in the United States, but abroad. Martin Luther King Jr, the leader of the Civil Rights Movement which swept the nation in the 1950s and 1960s could not have done so were it not for the unfailing dedication and commitment of his wife Coretta Scott King.

The couple met in 1952, Martin Luther King was pursuing his PhD. in Theology at the University of Boston while Coretta was attending the New England Conservatory of Music. A friend gave Martin Luther King Jr Coretta’s phone number. It was that first phone call that sealed the rest of history. After only about an hour Martin had made up his mind “So you can do something else besides sing? You’ve got a good mind also. You have everything I ever wanted in a woman. We ought to get married someday.” And on June 18, 1953 the two were married by Martin’s father the Reverend King Sr. on the lawn of Coretta’s parents’ home in Marion, Alabama.

While many didn’t recognize the ferocity with which Coretta was involved in politics and activism until after MLK’s death the two were instrumental in the movement. She played critical roles in the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955, she journeyed to Ghana to mark that nation’s independence in 1957, traveled to India on a pilgrimage in 1959 and worked to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

From the platform of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Martin Luther King was able play a pivotal role in the end of legal segregation and the enfranchisement of minorities with the Voting Rights act of 1965. He went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. MLK himself declared “If I have done anything in this struggle, it is because I have had behind me and at my side a devoted, understanding, dedicated, patient companion in the person of my wife.”

The two worked together and built a family as well as helped shape a nation during a critical point in its history. For more on these two triumphant figures of the Civil Rights Movement and American history: Biography.com and Stanford.edu

Generation-Y Love to Last a Lifetime: Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar

July 5, 2013 Jennifer

Hollywood couples these days are hard to gauge, there’s no knowing how long one romance will last or if marriage is just around the corner. There are however, couples which we could only conjure up in our teen romance dreams which have lasted longer than anyone could have imagined. Sarah Michelle Gellar, the kick ass girl next door who we know best as Buffy, was always the girl we looked up to. And Freddie Prinze Jr., who I’m sure we all remember as the sensitive and caring teenage heart throb, turns out, is everything we ever day dreamt about. The two Gen-Y staples of the 1990s teen epic and rom-com community actually got married. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane. It feels almost as if this adorable couple is sealed in a time capsule, tightly sealed and holding all of our memories of bleached spiked tips and mom jeans.

The two first met back in 1997 on the set of I Know What You Did Last Summer, though Sarah Michelle didn’t make it out alive and Jennifer Love Hewitt got the guy (darn her and her big beautiful eyes) a romance was sparked. And the romance grew and grew while the two continued to star in film roles and TV appearances. We can’t forget her in Cruel Intentions or her leading role on the WB’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” though she finally called it quits; much to our disappointment, in 2003. Freddie Prinze Jr. we all remember from when he played Zack in She’s all That, back when we wore messy overalls hoping he’d come along to take off our glasses.

SMG & Prinze — The family on a recent trip to Disneyland.
Source: Daily Mail

After years of dating the two finally tied the knot upon their return from shooting the film which would forever cement as the ideal pair. They portrayed the ultimate power-couple, Daphne and Freddy, in 2002’s Scooby Doo! “If you love someone and you choose to spend the rest of your life with that person, that’s your partner in every way.” Said Gellar about their relationship.

The two have kept out of the spot light, happily together, having their first child Charlotte in 2009 and recently welcoming their second baby in 2012, Rocky.

The Country Songstress Who Tamed the Man in Black: June Carter and Johnny Cash

June 26, 2013 Jennifer

June Carter and Johnny Cash had a tumultuous start but have been one of the most enduring relationships in music history. The two complete opposites became the prefect compliments for one another, both romantically and musically.

Johnny Cash was known as the Man in Black, a riotous country singer who had a reputation as a womanizer and notorious drug abuser. His music was torn and sorrowful but full of soul. It was the abuse he was putting his body through which could have stunted his career. June Carter was the young and beautiful country songstress which saved his life. In 1956 when the two met and performed together the energy in the air was electric, but the timing was wrong. It wasn’t until years later that both were free of their previous marriages that June finally proposed an ultimatum. He dropped the drugs or dropped her. The two lived lakeside in a small cottage while June nursed John during his detoxification from amphetamines. She served as friend and counselor until Johnny Cash stopped right in the middle of a song on stage in London, Ontario and popped the question in 1968. Cash underwent a dramatic revival as a musician and performer putting the drug use behind him and his career and family at the forefront.

While the two had hit duets like “It Ain’t Me Babe” the two also reached individual success. June went on to winning numerous Grammy awards for albums Wildwood Flower and Press On and Best Female Country Vocal for “Keep on the Sunny Side.” Johnny Cash would have a long and celebrated career beginning with a gold record selling album Live from Folsom Prison and being named the youngest Inductee into Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 at the age of 48.

June Carter turned out to be an instrumental turning point in Johnny Cash’s life, without which he may never have escalated to such musical success. John was at June’s side until she passed away, her hand held in his in May of 2003, his death followed a few months later.

For more on these two country music legends read on at Bio.

Beautifully Ferocious: David Bowie and Iman

June 21, 2013 Jennifer

No couple is more fierce or more beautifully ferocious than David Bowie and Iman. The two have had one of the most enduring marriages in celebrity history shining brightly and effortlessly along one another since 1992. The couple matches each other not only in style but accomplishments. Iman, the statuesque Somali-born supermodel is recognized as a pioneer for black supermodels in the fashion industry and David Bowie, a living musical legend creating and evolving since playing an integral role at the dawn of glam rock. Congratulations to the two who celebrated their 20 year anniversary last year and are going strong.

For more on David Bowie and Iman: Biography.com