"The Loving Story" — the 2011 documentary about the Virginia couple who paved the way for marriage equality — was one of 25 films added to the National Film Registry this week. Why it matters: The ...

Mrs. Loving’s anger over being banished from Virginia for marrying a white man led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling overturning state miscegenation laws. By Douglas Martin This obituary was ...

We keep Black History Month on one shelf and Valentine’s Day on another. One is supposed to be about pain and struggle. The other about flowers and pastel sugary hearts. Public remembrance of the most ...

A century after the end of the Civil War, more than a dozen states still had laws on the books banning interracial marriage. Enter Mildred and Richard Loving, a Virginia couple whose June 12, 1967 ...

“This law and the love it defends strike a blow against hate in all its forms,” he stated at the ceremony. On Thursday, Congress sent The Respect for Marriage Act to President Joe Biden’s desk. It ...