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Home • Relationships

40 Black Couples That We Love

40 Black Couples That We Love
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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The President and First Lady

We love them because it is obvious that she is his rock.

40 Black Couples That We Love
02
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith

We love them because they are always flirting with one another, even after all these years.

40 Black Couples That We Love
03
Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey

We love them because Nick describes their relationship as a romantic comedy.

40 Black Couples That We Love
04
Vincent Hughes and Sheryl Lee Ralph

We love them because their work in politics, activism and acting impacts each other.

40 Black Couples That We Love
05
Jay-Z and Beyoncé

We love them because they are both at the top of their game, yet they still seem humble in love.

40 Black Couples That We Love
06
Grant Hill and Tamia

We love them because when she was sick he left basketball to help her.

40 Black Couples That We Love
07
Courtney B. Vance and Angela Bassett

We love them because he supports all of her leading roles.

40 Black Couples That We Love
08
Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker

We love them because they’re just as hot together off-screen as they are when the cameras are rolling.

40 Black Couples That We Love
09
Rodney and Holly Robinson Peete

We love them because they give back together.

40 Black Couples That We Love
10
Eric Holder and Sharon Malone

We love them because they’re the real life Huxtables.

40 Black Couples That We Love
11
Samuel Jackson and LaTanya Richardson

We love them because their love goes way back to their college days at Spelman and Morehouse.

40 Black Couples That We Love
12
Djimon Hounsou and Kimora Lee Simmons

We love them because they’re fabulous on the red carpet and lots of fun off of it.

40 Black Couples That We Love
13
Spike and Tonya Lewis Lee

We love them because they’re a powerhouse of Black culture.

40 Black Couples That We Love
14
Bishop T.D. and Serita Jakes

We love them because they have a powerful spiritual bond.

40 Black Couples That We Love
15
Duane Martin and Tisha Campbell-Martin

We love them because they stick together and come out on top.

40 Black Couples That We Love
16
Lamar and Ronnie Tyler

We love them because he wasn’t afraid to marry a woman with kids.

40 Black Couples That We Love
17
Adrian and Michelle Fenty

We love them because they threw caution to the wind and eloped 13 years ago.

40 Black Couples That We Love
18
David and Tamela Mann

We love them because they make us belly laugh.

40 Black Couples That We Love
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Lisa Wu and Edgerton Hartwell

We love them because they are a fabulous match!

40 Black Couples That We Love
20
Rev. Run and Justine Simmons

We love them because they make a great team as parents and raised beautiful children together.

40 Black Couples That We Love
21
Al Roker and Deborah Roberts

We love them because these two journalists are the perfect match in intellect and wit.

40 Black Couples That We Love
22
Paula Patton and Robin Thicke

We love them because she is forever grinning whenever they are together.

40 Black Couples That We Love
23
Radcliffe Bailey and Victoria Rowell

We love them because they’re a handsome match.

40 Black Couples That We Love
24
Magic and Cookie Johnson

We love them because she stands by him no matter what.

40 Black Couples That We Love
25
Eva Pigford and Lance Gross

We love them because they compliment each other so darn well!

40 Black Couples That We Love
26
Denzel and Pauletta Washington

We love them because she gave up her music career so he could pursue acting.

40 Black Couples That We Love
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Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz

We love them because they make beautiful music together.

40 Black Couples That We Love
28
Jordin Sparks and Steph Jones

We love them because they’re a great example of young love.

40 Black Couples That We Love
29
Chris Rock and Malaak Compton-Rock

We love them because they work together so well.

40 Black Couples That We Love
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Jennifer Hudson and David Otunga

We love them because she’s his “dream girl.”

40 Black Couples That We Love
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Christina Milian and The-Dream

We love them because he expresses his love for her in his music.

40 Black Couples That We Love
32
Joy Bryant and Dave Pope

We love them because they live by their own rules.

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33
Erykah Badu and Jay Electronica

We love them because they’re on another level together.

40 Black Couples That We Love
34
Serena Williams and Common

We love them because they just make sense.

40 Black Couples That We Love
35
Tom Joyner and Donna Richardson

We love them because Tom is forever smitten with his leading lady.

40 Black Couples That We Love
36
Omar and Keisha Epps

We love them because they are one of the sexiest real couples in Hollywood.

40 Black Couples That We Love
37
Steve and Marjorie Harvey

We love them because they blended two families together for love.

40 Black Couples That We Love
38
Kassy and Liya Kebede

We love them because they’ve been together since before the fame.

40 Black Couples That We Love
39
Forest and Keisha Whitaker

We love them because these two actors swept each other off their feet while on the set of “Blown Away.”

40 Black Couples That We Love
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Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham

We love them because we all know that Stedman is Oprah’s secret weapon.

40 Black Couples That We Love
41
Mary J. Blige and Kendu Isaacs

We love them because he helped her love herself.

40 Black Couples That We Love