Anita & Demetrius – Southern University
HBCU Love Series
Denitra shared this with us on behalf of her parents who met at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana! “My parents had mutual friends who had been trying to set them up. My mom never went to breakfast on campus, but decided to go one morning and when she and my dad crossed paths, there were fireworks. They dated for about 6 months, and then my Dad proposed. The summer after my mom graduated they got married, but my Dad had a year of school left so they lived in the married student dorms. They had nothing and slept on the floor for awhile before saving enough for a bed. Thirty-one years later, they have three children — two biological and one adopted — and two grandchildren. Have successful careers in engineering and education. Have owned several businesses and created generational wealth for their family. They are such a beautiful example of love and display that through their journey, and counseling young dating and married couples.”
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