The Lovings

It is time to make Loving Day a national holiday!

Celebrate Loving Day 2016 by signing the petition! And then spread the word to everyone you know.

Mixed Roots Stories is proud to be apart of this collaborative effort initiated by Loving Day (www.lovingday.org). Find out about other collaborators and ways to supper – here.

Here are some of their suggestions on ways to share on social media:

Sample posts (Twitter friendly):

Get #LovingDay in the @WhiteHouse in 5 seconds. Sign the petition https://wh.gov/isdTY#multiracial #mixedrace
Celebrate millions of #multiracial Americans & families. Sign the #LovingDay petition https://wh.gov/isdTY
.@BarackObama last term. @LovingTheFilm out this Nov. The time is now #LovingDay petition https://wh.gov/isdTY
Want the @WhiteHouse to celebrate #multiracial Americans & families? Sign & share https://wh.gov/isdTY

Artist: Tif Pruitt

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Title: “The Lovings”

From the Artist:

“This body of work is called, “The Lovings”. I discovered them last year during my last semester in art as an undergrad at OSU. At that time I was working on a series of paintings about underdog heroes. As the work developed I focused on the Lovings and their story. While working on The Lovings body of work I, myself made a personal revaluation. If it were not for the Lovings, I would not have the soul mate I have in my life right now. At that time, I realized that I was in an inter-racial relationship. At that time we had already been married five years. Thanks to the Lovings, not only am I able to be married to my soul mate. I realized that the heart is blind and that pure love transcends all in the first place.”

Tif can be found on Facebook and Twitter at: Tif Pruitt.

Thank you Tif for sharing with us how you Visualize Loving Day!

Let’s Make Loving Day a National Holiday

“The Lovings” #VisualizingLovingDay