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Black Man Marries Blonde Girlfriend During Black Lives Matter Protest
Black Man Marries White GF In Middle Of Black Lives Matter Protest In LA
An interracial couple decided to show racial unity during a Black Lives Matter protest by getting married and doing so in the middle of a Los Angeles demonstration. Pictures and clips of the beautiful moment has since gone viral on social media.
Lara Sanders and her boyfriend Sam Mekkonnen who are originally from Germany were staying in Los Angeles when the protests broke out.
The two decided to get married on a “spontaneous” whim. The couple had been taking photos around Los Angeles and decided to show up and make a statement in a moment that was captured in a video by a protest attendee, Navin Watumull.
“It was like a magnet attracted us to go exactly there,” says Sanders, 51, told People magazine. “We had been scared, but this was a moment to say love conquers all, there’s no limit for love.”
“For us to go to that protest, it was about hope, to spread hope,” adds Mekonnen, 30. “As a biracial couple, of course, you stand in solidarity and we have an obligation. It’s not about us or other people, it’s so much bigger than that. It’s a movement.”
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