{"id":6301,"date":"2014-06-11T10:22:59","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T16:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/?p=6301"},"modified":"2014-08-01T02:38:17","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:38:17","slug":"loving-day-blog-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/loving-day-blog-hop","title":{"rendered":"<span class=\"caps\">LOVING<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">DAY<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">BLOG<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">HOP<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swirlawards.com\/p\/the-swirl-awards-is-sponsoring-blog-hop.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6320\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/loving-day-blog-hop\/loving\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/loving.png\" data-orig-size=\"323,524\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"loving\" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/loving-184x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/loving.png\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"shadow alignleft wp-image-6320\" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/loving.png\" alt=\"loving\" width=\"311\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/loving.png 323w, https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/loving-184x300.png 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\"><\/a>Welcome to my blog! I&nbsp;hope you\u2019re enjoying your hop along the blogosphere with dozens of <span class=\"caps\">IR<\/span>\/<span class=\"caps\">MC<\/span> romance authors.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A few months ago, while dis\u00adcussing cur\u00adrent events with my young daugh\u00adter, I&nbsp;explained that it used to be ille\u00adgal to mar\u00adry some\u00adone of a&nbsp;dif\u00adfer\u00adent race. When she twist\u00aded her face in the most per\u00adplexed expres\u00adsion, I&nbsp;could only do one&nbsp;thing.<\/p>\n<p>I smiled.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it was a&nbsp;ridicu\u00adlous&nbsp;law.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So check out this slideshow of just a&nbsp;few of the famous inter\u00adra\u00adcial cou\u00adples who all owe their thanks to Richard and Mil\u00addred Loving:<\/p>\n<p><i style=\"color: #444444;\">\n\t<\/i><\/p><div class=\"slideshow_container slideshow_container_style-dark\" style=\"height: 600px; \" data-slideshow-id=\"6305\" data-style-name=\"style-dark\" data-style-version=\"2.3.1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_loading_icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_content\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_view\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/James-and-Cecilia.jpg\" alt=\"James Earl Jones and Cecilia Hart\" width=\"365\" height=\"550\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">James Earl Jones and Cecil\u00adia&nbsp;Hart<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/817103-through_the_years.jpg\" alt=\"Sidney Poitier and Joanna Shimkus\" width=\"444\" height=\"512\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Sid\u00adney Poiti\u00ader and Joan\u00adna Shimkus<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/817093-rappers_delight_.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Wall and wife Crystal\" width=\"337\" height=\"520\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Paul Wall and wife Crystal<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/816973-iconic_couple.jpg\" alt=\"David Bowie and Iman\" width=\"358\" height=\"520\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">David Bowie and&nbsp;Iman<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/816933-power_couple.jpg\" alt=\"George Lucas &amp; Mellody Hobson\" width=\"383\" height=\"520\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">George Lucas <span class=\"amp\">&amp;<\/span>&nbsp;Mel\u00adlody Hobson<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/816913-model_and_muse.jpg\" alt=\"Seal and Heidi Klum\" width=\"347\" height=\"520\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Seal and Hei\u00addi&nbsp;Klum<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/816793-international_love.jpg\" alt=\"Naomi Campbell and Vladislav Doronin in Venice\" width=\"346\" height=\"520\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Nao\u00admi Camp\u00adbell and Vladislav Doronin in Venice<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/266551-by_your_side-1.jpg\" alt=\"Cuba Gooding Jr. and Sara Kapfer\" width=\"353\" height=\"520\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Cuba Good\u00ading Jr. and Sara Kapfer<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_controlPanel slideshow_transparent\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"slideshow_togglePlay\" data-play-text=\"Play\" data-pause-text=\"Pause\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_previous slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-previous-text=\"Previous\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_next slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-next-text=\"Next\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_pagination\" style=\"display: none;\" data-go-to-text=\"Go to slide\"><div class=\"slideshow_pagination_center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t<!-- WordPress Slideshow Version 2.3.1 -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Can you believe Sid\u00adney Poiti\u00ader has been mar\u00adried to his wife Joan\u00adna Shimkus for 35&nbsp;years? That\u2019s like four life\u00adtimes in Hol\u00adly\u00adwood! That\u2019s true love right&nbsp;there.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now not to make this post too long, because I&nbsp;know you\u2019ve got a&nbsp;lot of oth\u00ader blogs to hop along to, but I\u2019ve post\u00aded a (<span class=\"caps\">NSFW<\/span>!) snip\u00adpet of my novel\u00adla Posi\u00adtion Secured, a&nbsp;fun lit\u00adtle romp between a&nbsp;Lati\u00adna lady and a&nbsp;Cau\u00adcasian cop&nbsp;below:<\/p>\n<p><\/p><div style=\"text-align: center; width:700px; height:900px; margin: 12px auto;\"><div style=\"margin: 4px 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calameo.com\/books\/00019972996c2ab3994ff\">View this pub\u00adli\u00adca\u00adtion on Calam\u00e9o<\/a><\/div><object id=\"calameo-viewer-00019972996c2ab3994ff-1775513466-8204\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" width=\"700\" height=\"900\" style=\"width:700px;height:900px\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/v.calameo.com\/2.1\/cviewer.swf?bkcode=00019972996c2ab3994ff&amp;langid=en&amp;page=1&amp;viewModeAtStart=slide\"><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"never\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"swfversion\" value=\"9.0.45.0\"><!--[if !IE]>--><object id=\"calameo-viewer-00019972996c2ab3994ff-1775513466-8204-inner\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"http:\/\/v.calameo.com\/2.1\/cviewer.swf?bkcode=00019972996c2ab3994ff&amp;langid=en&amp;page=1&amp;viewModeAtStart=slide\" width=\"700\" height=\"900\" style=\"width:700px;height:900px\"><!--<![endif]--><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/v.calameo.com\/2.1\/cviewer.swf?bkcode=00019972996c2ab3994ff&amp;langid=en&amp;page=1&amp;viewModeAtStart=slide\"><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"never\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"swfversion\" value=\"9.0.45.0\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s1.calameoassets.com\/calameo-v4\/widgets\/loader\/cloader.js\"><\/script><!--[if !IE]>--><\/object><!--<![endif]--><\/object><div style=\"margin: 4px 0px; font-size: 90%;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/calameo.com\/upload\">Pub\u00adlish<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/calameo.com\">Calam\u00e9o<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/calameo.com\/browse\/weekly\/?o=7&amp;w=DESC\">browse<\/a> the library.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for stop\u00adping by! I\u2019m giv\u00ading away a&nbsp;copy of my novel\u00adla At Ease to one com\u00admenter below, so good luck! Click here to vis\u00adit <a href=\"http:\/\/samcheever.com\/blog\/loving-day-blog-hop-were-all-the-same-color-under-the-skin\/\">Sam Cheev\u00ader\u2019s blog<\/a>, the next stop on your hop, and be sure to enter the Swirl Awards give\u00adaway <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/74d7d71\/\"><span class=\"caps\">HERE<\/span>!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wel\u00adcome to my blog! I&nbsp;hope you\u2019re enjoy\u00ading your hop along the blo\u00adgos\u00adphere with dozens of <span class=\"caps\">IR<\/span>\/<span class=\"caps\">MC<\/span> romance authors. &nbsp; A&nbsp;few months ago, while dis\u00adcussing cur\u00adrent events with my&nbsp;young&nbsp;[\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"twitterCardType":"summary","cardImageID":0,"cardImage":"","cardTitle":"","cardDesc":"","cardImageAlt":"","cardPlayer":"","cardPlayerWidth":0,"cardPlayerHeight":0,"cardPlayerStream":"","cardPlayerCodec":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3WdCY-1DD","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6301"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6301\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}