I know I said I'd finish the colossal-log today but today is a very important holiday to me, Loving Day.

Loving day is a holiday that celebrates the legalization of interracial marriage in the United States with the Loving vs Virginia case. Mildred and Richard Loving were an interracial couple that fell in love in Virginia in the 60's. They got married in Washington D.C. where it was legal, but when they returned to Virginia their home was raided and they were arrested. Although they were sentenced to a year in prison, they were allowed to leave Virginia and avoid jail time as long as they didn't come back for 25 years. The Lovings moved to Washington D.C., but wanted to go home, so they decided to take action. Mildred wrote to Robert Kennedy, who referred them to the ACLU, who gave them lawyers, who started a case, that made it up to the supreme court, who finally voted in their favor 9-0. They could move back to Virginia, and anti-miscegenation was struck down. A huge step for interracial marriage, and for America in general.

Why is this an important holiday to me? Well I'm the product of an interracial marriage. I'm also always going to be in an interracial relationship with whomever I choose because of that. Being mixed comes with ups and downs that make me uniquely myself. I think that it's a part of me that's worth celebrating!

How can you celebrate? Well talking about it is a start! Take a moment to celebrate the relationship you're in or those around you! You can throw a party. You can also use this as a great opportunity to watch or read media about interracial relationships, like the movie Loving about the Lovings themselves. I also personally like Mixed-ish, and read Black, White, Just Right! By Marguerite Davol as a kid. You can also go to https://lovingday.org/ for more info.