(NAME-MCE) Multiracial History Today: The Passing of Mildred Loving

[Anselmo Villanueva]

AMEA'S PUBLIC STATEMENT REGARDING THE PASSING OF

MRS. MILDRED LOVING (1940-2008)

May 5, 2008

The Association of MultiEthnic Americans (AMEA) mourns the May 2nd, 2008
passing of Mrs. Mildred Loving at her home in Central Point, Virginia at the
age of 68. Mildred Loving, an African and Cherokee-American woman was
married to a white man, Richard Loving, who passed away in 1975. Together
they took their fight for the right to marry all the way to the Supreme
Court, resulting in the 1967 landmark Loving v State of Virginia Decision
that struck down laws which still remained in approximately 17 states that
were against interracial marriages (http://ameasite.org/loving.asp).

While we are deeply saddened by her death, we honor her legacy by continuing
to advocate for multiracial couples, individuals, and families. Our
condolences reach out to the Loving Family and all the lives they have
touched over the years.
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In June 2007, AMEA along with its affiliates and allies, convened in
Chicago, Illinois to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Loving Decision
(www.lovingconference.com).

This June, please join us as we honor the legacy of the Lovings and the
countless number of couples and families that have paved the way before and
after them through events planned with the Loving Day project and AMEA
affiliate organizations across the country (www.lovingday.org).

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The Association of MultiEthnic Americans (AMEA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
national umbrella advocacy organization for multiracial, multiethnic, and
transracially adopted individuals, families, organizations, and allies
currently headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. AMEA initiates and represents
through public policy and other advocacy oriented services that concern the
multiethnic, multiracial and transracially adopted community. AMEA will be
celebrating the organization's 20th anniversary in November 2008.



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Jungmiwha "Jummy" Bullock, MA, ABD

President, Association of MultiEthnic Americans (AMEA)
Vice President, Media Image Coalition/L.A. Commission on Human Relations
Representative, 2010 Decennial Census Advisory Committee

Phone: 818.230.2285
Fax: 818.956.2120