Loving Day celebration happening in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An event in Grand Rapids on Saturday will celebrate the legalization of interracial marriage in the United States.
Loving Day takes place each year on June 12, marking the anniversary of the 1967 Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia. The case centered around Mildred and Richard Loving, an interracial couple who were fighting to strike down the illegality of their marriage.
Faces of Family is happening Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to celebrate the anniversary. The event is hosted by Ebony Road Players, a Grand Rapids-based theater company.
Rainbow road along Sheldon Avenue will be open to the public with family-friendly fun that includes live music, face painting, planting seeds and acts from the Grand Rapids Circus Project.
Organizers say the day is all about being able to unite in what sets us apart.
'The things that make us different in community are the things that make us community,' Quianna Babb, a program facilitator with the Ebony Road Players, said. 'At a time where it feels like we're so divided, being able to celebrate our differences and come together and show how beautiful we are as a collective, that's what we're here for.'
The celebration will take place just outside the Grand Rapids Children's Museum. Stop in during regular Saturday hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., for more fun that's a part of Faces of Family.
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