(NAME-MCE) Mildred Loving - Thanks

[June Callarman]

Thank you for sending this memorial.  I had never heard of Mildred Loving before today.  A family that I am good friends with at my church have adopted african american children and they (the couple) are white.  When I am with them there is no color that separates us.  It's amazing.
 
June Callarman> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 11:00:31 -0700> From: farzana.nayani at gmail.com> To: name-mce at nameorg.org> Subject: (NAME-MCE) Multiracial History Today: The Passing of Mildred Loving> > > > Please see this important information below.> > Farzana Nayani> farzana.nayani at mascsite.org> Vice President, Multiracial Americans of Southern California (MASC)> www.mascsite.org> (213) 631-1328> > > > To Everyone,> Dear Colleagues and Friends... please forward the following statement> regarding the recent passing of Mildred Loving far and wide. Thank you!> (AMEA Board 2008)> > 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.> > . . .> > 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).> > . . .> > 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.> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------> 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> _______________________________________________> This is a mailing of the National Association for Multicultural Education -> (NAME) Listserv list - www.nameorg.org. The materials included reflect diverse perspectives of NAME Listserv participants and do not necessarily reflect a position of the National Association for Multicultural Education. If you would like to subscribe (or unsubscribe)to this listserv go to http://mail.nameorg.org/mailman/listinfo/name-mce_nameorg.org. You can read all past postings in the archives at http://mail.nameorg.org/pipermail/name-mce_nameorg.org/> > > > Name-mce mailing list> Name-mce at nameorg.org> http://mail.nameorg.org/mailman/listinfo/name-mce_nameorg.org> 
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