Jumping the broom has become synonymous with African American wedding traditions. Popularized by the Emmy award-winning miniseries Roots, the tender scene of Kunta Kinte and Belle cementing their ...

African American weddings are not the same as American weddings but a mixture of both traditions. From jumping the broom, which is an African tradition, to a couples’ first dance which is more of an ...

A revised African American wedding planner shows how to incorporate African American traditions into the celebration and features historical anecdotes, information on cultural traditions, and an up-to ...

Just as things reach a feverish, high-pitched frenzy in Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom, you pray Mary J. Blige will pop up to tell everyone, ”No more drama!” Those without the Logo Channel might not be ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The battle lines are drawn far too quickly in the uptown-meets-downtown comedy "Jumping the Broom." The film imagines that two African-American families meet for the ...