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Santana

May 01, 2014 by Monique Ameyo in Love Is

santanaName: SantanaHometown: Panama City, PanamaAge: 25Age You First Fell in Love: 19Love Is: [It makes you feel] anxious, a lot of adrenaline. It is also unconditional.

May 01, 2014 /Monique Ameyo
black love, CounterPoint, CounterPoint Music Festival, CounterPoint Music Festival 2014, love, Panama, Panama City
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Keisha

April 29, 2014 by Monique Ameyo in Love Is

keishakeisha2Name: KeishaHometown: Eaton, GeorgiaAge: 29Age You First Fell in Love: 19Love Is: More than an emotional attachment. It is showcasing those feelings, it's about what you do for that person.Why Did You Come to See Outkast?: My brother introduced me to them. I wasn't on in the beginning, I didn't understand it. But then Atliens took me to another place, Stankonia is my favorite album. I love Southern rap, being from the south, Outkast really represents that.

April 29, 2014 /Monique Ameyo
black love, Black Women, CounterPoint, CounterPoint Music Festival, CounterPoint Music Festival 2014, Georgia, love, Outkast, OutKast20
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Thelma

April 29, 2014 by Monique Ameyo in Love Is

thelmaName: ThelmaHometown: Auburn, GeorgiaAge: 18First Time You Fell in Love: The first time I fell in love was when I was gazing across the classroom and he was looking at me and said "Did you feel that?"

April 29, 2014 /Monique Ameyo
black girls, black love, CounterPoint, CounterPoint Music Festival, CounterPoint Music Festival 2014, Georgia, love
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Baton Bob and Gary

April 17, 2014 by Monique Ameyo in Love Is

batonbobName: Gary (left)Hometown: Atlanta, GeorgiaAge: 50Age You First Fell in Love: 18Love Is: The ability to tell the truth and not have to hide who you are. To love and just be. I love the spirit inside of him [Bob]. And he's got balls that clank.Name: Baton Bob (right)Hometown: Atlanta, GeorgiaAge: 61Age You First Fell in Love: 19Love Is: It has to be the right soul, a chemistry that incorporates trust and acceptance of the other person as they are. I love Gary because he's like a kid in a candy store.

April 17, 2014 /Monique Ameyo
Atlanta, Baton Bob, Dogwood Festival, Dogwood Festival 2014, gay, Georgia, homosexuality, LGBT, love, NOH8, Piedmont Park
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Mrs. Lois Ricard

April 16, 2014 by Monique Ameyo in Love Is

loisricardName: Mrs. Lois RicardHometown: St. James Parrish, LouisianaAge: 86Age You First Fell in Love: 19Love Is: Well, in those days everybody was in love with everybody.On Love: I was married at 19, in 1947. In those country towns all the families know all the other families. He told his mother he wanted to marry me. He wanted to marry me because he knew his faults, he was thrifty and I was a miser. When we would go out, we went out with families. See, we were family oriented, we could go on picnics and ride horses. There were big farms and we were very family oriented; I'm the only one living now. I never had any children.On Racism: Being in a country town, you didn't feel it because we had a bond. When you came out to town, you met them like they were your family. You went to the levee [to sit] and we didn't feel it. You knew it was there, but the [older generations], they didn't hate, they did it because it was a tradition. There was always helping going on and people shared their fruits. It wasn't integrated but all of them didn't hate because they were too giving, we had a bond.On Life: I've been blessed to be here this long and I'm anchored in my faith. I have everything a poor person could need in this world. You've got to value your youth and your knowledge. Our race needs a lot of help. If the younger ones would listen, they would have power. They don't see what's good for them, all they want to do is keep up with The Jones'. All these young girls want to be Madam Queen and ain't nobody even paying attention to you. Degrees don't mean a thing, but use your intelligence.

April 16, 2014 /Monique Ameyo
black love, Louisiana, love, New Orleans, St- James Parrish
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Olu

April 05, 2014 by Monique Ameyo in Love Is

olublpName: OluHometown: Atlanta, GeorgiaAge: 24Age You First Fell in Love: 21Love Is: Attachment and adoration.

April 05, 2014 /Monique Ameyo
Atlanta, atlanta film festival, black love, black men, EarthGang, Georgia, hip hop, love, Spillage Village
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Eian

April 05, 2014 by Monique Ameyo in Love Is

eianblpName: EianHometown: Atlanta, GeorgiaAge: 23Age You First Fell in Love: 13Love Is: Love is really hard. It is a compulsive reaction to good chemistry.

April 05, 2014 /Monique Ameyo
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