Love & Marriage (Famous Couples) Flashcards

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This couple consists of a Somali-born model/actress and one of the greatest Rockstars of all time

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Iman and David Bowie

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This couple met on the Broadway Stage, where they starred in countless plays together and separately. They were married in 1948

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Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis

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One half of this couple became the first African American woman to star in major roles at the American Shakespeare Festival

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Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis

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In 1995, this couple was awarded the National Medal of Arts and a Kennedy Center Honor in 2004

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Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis

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This couple wrote the book Friends: A Love Story, that chronicles their story about healthy relationships

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Courtney B. Vance & Angela Bassett

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This couple are U.S. Ambassadors for UNICEF

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Courtney B. Vance & Angela Bassett

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They live in Southern California with their twins Bronwyn Golden and Slater Josiah

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Courtney B. Vance & Angela Bassett

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The husband of this couple is an Ambassador for the Boys & Girls Club of America

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Courtney B. Vance & Angela Bassett

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These music moguls are one of America’s wealthiest couples

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Jay Z & Beyonce

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This couple made tremendous strides in the Pan Africanist movement and community development in the Caribbean and West Africa

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Marcus Garvey & Amy Ashwood Garvey

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This couple are both accomplished actors and producers, with over 30 years in the industry

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Julius Tennon & Viola Davis

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This couple created a newsletter that gave birth to Black Enterprise magazine in 1970

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Earl and Barbara Graves

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This couple created WJSFF, a non-profit organization to improve lives and uplift humanity

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Will & Jada Pinkett Smith

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After successful Wall Street careers, this couple launched a company that became the nation’s leading minority-owned investment bank, specializing in municipal and corporate finance

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Bernard and Valerie Beal

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This couple co-founded Black Entertainment Television (BET) in 1979

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Robert and Sheila Johnson

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This couple sold Fuller hair care products door-to-door and Brooklyn New York, before settling in Greensboro, NC

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Joe and Eunice Dudley

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This couple is best known as one of America’s most successful entrepreneurial couples, owning 17 McDonald’s restaurants

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Reggie and Rene Webb

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This couple created JuVee Productions, a production company that strives to put an emphasis on producing stories stemming from diverse backgrounds

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Viola Davis & Julius Tennon

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He is the first hip hop artist to become a billionaire and she is #51 on the Forbes 2019 list of America’s most successful self-made women

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Jay Z & Beyonce

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He is an actor, rapper and film producer. She is an actor, producer, model, author, and singer-songwriter

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Will & Jada Pinkett Smith

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With the goal of liberating Jamaica, this couple founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in Kingston in 1914

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Marcus & Amy Ashwood Garvey

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This couple co-founded a holding company that is a $25.5 million dollar media empire that encompasses publishing, digital, and events arms, including the Entrepreneurs Summit, Golf & Tennis Challenge, and Women of Power Summit

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Earl & Barbara Graves

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This couple’s company managed municipal financings totaling in excess of $400 billion at the peak, and served as financial advisor on over 60 financings worth in excess of $7 billion

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Bernard and Valerie Beal

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This couple became business owners to provide a legacy for future generations. Their legacy was passed to their kids, Karim & Kiana, are also franchise restaurant owners

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Reggie & Rene Webb

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This couple manufactured and sold their own hair care product line (started in 1967), marketing their products directly to salons rather than retailers

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Joe & Eunice Dudley

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This couple’s company was among the first Black-controlled companies to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1991

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Robert & Sheila Johnson

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Today, although divorced, this couple is ranked among the wealthiest African Americans in America

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Robert & Sheila Johnson

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By 1975, this enterprising couple had a sales force of more than 400, a beauty school, and a chain of beauty supply stores

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Joe & Eunice Dudley