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Black Love For Life: 8 Times Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance Were Crazy In Love

The couple is celebrating 21 years of wedded bliss today.
Black Love For Life: 8 Times Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance Were Crazy In Love
By Danielle Pointdujour · Updated October 23, 2020
Black love may be making more headlines than ever before now, but here at ESSENCE we know it’s nothing new to see happily married Black couples shine. Take married actors Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance for instance. They’re always goals. The couple, who married in 1997, are celebrating 21 years of wedded bliss today, and they still can’t get enough of each another. In every photo they take together, you can see and feel the love. Don’t believe us? The proof is in the picture. Here are eight times Angela and Courtney were oh-so-crazy in love on camera.
01
Where It All Began
Angela and Courtney’s timeless love began back in the 90s.
Black Love For Life: 8 Times Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance Were Crazy In Love
02
Red Carpet Fly
Angela and Courtney have always known how to shut a red carpet down.
Black Love For Life: 8 Times Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance Were Crazy In Love
03
All Smiles
The couple are always all smiles for the camera.
Black Love For Life: 8 Times Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance Were Crazy In Love
04
Friends and Lovers
Angela and Courtney share a laugh at a signing for their book Friends: A Love Story.
Black Love For Life: 8 Times Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance Were Crazy In Love
05
So Sweet
The pair share a treat as sweet as their love.
Black Love For Life: 8 Times Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance Were Crazy In Love
06
Groovy Baby
Angela and Courtney show of their 70s kind of love at a costume party.
Black Love For Life: 8 Times Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance Were Crazy In Love
07
Class Act
The couple are always a classy fashion moment.
Black Love For Life: 8 Times Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance Were Crazy In Love
08
All Mine
After 21 years, Courtney makes sure the world knows Angela is all his.
Black Love For Life: 8 Times Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance Were Crazy In Love
TOPICS:  Angela Bassett
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