{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhigher-love-the-podcast.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fep-33-loving-chocolate-jxSSd1Ej","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Ep 33: Loving Chocolate","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7081ca22-9f5f-45d1-ad8b-bc5c01142fff/106dbe5f-663d-4d52-a752-50d4b8cc45cb/ig-3000x3000-higher-love.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/7a59c79a-9d6e-4dd6-a47e-80719c9edf2a\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Ep 33: Loving Chocolate\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"1967- January 23…Reggie Howard was born in Macon Georgia\n\n1967- June 12…the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mildred and Richard Loving\n\nThis is the ruling that effectively legalized interracial marriage in the United States\n\nfinally overturning all so-called anti-miscegenation laws.\n\n1967!!  Y’all this happened in OUR lifetime…\n\nwell, at least it was Reggie’s lifetime🤣\n\nSeriously tho…\n\nEvery June 12th, I pause to give special thanks to Mildred and Richard Loving\n\nand how their love unwittingly paved the way for couples all over this country\n\n- couples just like Reggie and me.\n\nTheir story, all they endured for each other, including jail time🤬  \n\nbrings perspective to our relationship and what we went through to be together\n\nWhile plenty of people objected to us getting married…and having children\n\n-it was never against the law 😳\n\nJust the thought of this injustice gets me super fired up😆\n\nplus today’s podcast recording came after an already challenging morning… as you will soon hear about 🍫\n\nIn the end - \nall that truly matters is that Love is Love is LOVE🖤"}