Life Through the Eyes of an Interracial Couple

Ruth B. White, Steve A. White

Description

This book goes in depth into this couple’s triumphs and challenges as vocal pioneers of or for those who are now the majority in our society with the hopes that they recognize their strengths are “Interracially Married”, “Multiracial/Biracial” no matter what their skin color is. DHA tells the entire story. Drs. Steven and Ruth Bryant White have accomplished their victory together, with God leading the way, since 1980. In this book The Whites tell you their own story in their descriptive narrative, but they also include many color, and black and white photos and articles about their family and their work. They speak about Singleness, Teen Pregnancy, being an unwed mother of 3, but they want to bring you into their world to feel what they felt, so you can read about what actions they took in the midst of the chaos of the 1992 LA Race Riots. The racial hypocrisy of Religious Leaders and Politicians like Dr. Dobson who may be a main reason why so many interracial couples believe in others more than God. Ruth and Steve tell about the racism surrounding the OJ Simpson trial and Dianne Watson vs Ward Connerly matters. They talk about the racist trials of Kobe Bryant, and young Marcus Dixon, former KKK Senator Strom Thurmond’s Biracial Daughter. Steve and Ruth explain how the News Media, Entertainment Industry, and others continue to use heavily charged racist terms like “African American” (referring to Black-skinned people only), “Minority” etc. and how they feel celebrities like Halle Berry, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, Tiger Woods, Sidney Poitier and others may have ignored the Multiracial children in society. They pray the next generation of victorious warriors proceed with courage as the Whites pass down the mantle to and hope their work is continued by everyday people as well as celebrities like Prince Harry and Princess Meghan, Ryan Bomberger, Russell Wilson, Keanu Reeves and lots more. The world had never heard of Mr. and Mrs. Loving, but the Whites and other leaders were introduced to Mrs. Mildred Lovings. The White’s organization gave the Racial Harmony Hall of Fame’s Inductees Award to her and were consultants on the movie by Viacom/Paramount on Showtime called, Mr. and Mrs. Lovings. The White’s received the Changing Images in America Awards in Hollywood for their work in drawing attention to what “Colorblind” means. Whitney Houston’s version of Roger and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” was inspired by the White’s work in Hollywood. The White’s were inspired by former First Lady, Barbara Bush, who was the inspiration behind their actions to move America towards a colorblind society. To check out more, see www.aplaceforusnational.com.

The Empire builders are now creators of the “Clean TV Revolution” on Breaking News Journal TV and Film Broadcasting Company, a/ka/ BNJ TV and Breaking News Journal, on Amazon Prime, Fire TV, Roku TV, Facebook and Twitter. Contact the White’s at [e-mail] at the time of this release.

Sujets

• Ethnic Studies
• Social Science
• Sociologie, société et politique

Informations

• Publié par: AuthorHouse
• Date de parution: 04 octobre 2004
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781418471859
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Life Through the Eyes of an Interracial Couple
 
With A Special Chapter Dedicated to Prince Harry and Princess Meghan
 
By Drs. Steven A. White and Ruth B. White
 
 
Original photo by Devin Arnold (who was featured on the Maury Povich Show) [e-mail]
Republished copyright © 2021. Drs. Steven A. White and Ruth B. White
All Rights Reserved
 
 
 


 
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The Whites would like to extend a special thanks to all of the staff writers of newspapers and magazines. Thanks also to the news assignment editors, producers, hosts of the many talk shows the Whites were privy to participate in.
 
Special thanks for the chapter contributions by Son-In-Law, Ronald Ryan Gollner and Son, Pershaun Marnelle Reynolds . Thanks also to those who gave the personal approval for their touching stories to be added to this book, Kay Allison and Judith McGee (as dictated written and told to Ruth Bryant White).
 
Thanks to La Vonda M. Gollner for encouraging and insisting that this book be written, so her future Grandchildren can see the legacy left behind for them.
 
This book is dedicated to all of our future grandchildren, and the ones already here , Ayanna Monet Reynolds, and Taelyr Reynolds Jackson, Ocean Jade Gollner, and the Bryant Grandbabies . This book is for people of all mature ages and ethnicities for generations to come.
 
Overseen by: Melvon Renee Anderson
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Life Through The Eyes Of An Interracial Couple, Copyright 2003 by Steven Alan White and Ruth Bryant White. All rights reserved by Steven Alan White and Ruth Bryant White, A Place For Us National, UP Entertainment/Productions. All pictures and articles in this book are the property of Steven Alan White and Ruth Bryant White for work done during the contributions they made to make our society a better place.
 
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For information please call or write: 1 st Books Library, 1663 liberty Dr. Suite 200, Bloomington Indiana 47403. Phone number 1-888-519-5121, 812l-339-6000 (inside the USA), 812-961-1023 (outside the USA and Canada), or by email: [e-mail]
 
To send mail to the Whites: P.O. Box 50016, Henderson, NV 89016-0036

QUOTES BY THE MEDIA ABOUT THE WHITES
 
A little boy on my show said to me: “It’s too bad Martin Luther King is gone. We could use him right now,” and I said: “You’re right, but we can use what he taught us.” Now we have Ruth and Steve who live a life of love, tolerance, and acceptance, who teach us that caring doesn’t come in colors and that there is no patina to privilege or hue to honor.
 
Leeza Gibbons
 
 
 
Steve and Ruth, you are a true Inspiration and a hope for humanity. Best Wishes.
 
Mark & Gail Mathabane
Best-selling authors of “Love in Black & White ”
Published by Harper Collins
Mark is the Best-selling author of “Kaffir Boy”
And “Kaffir Boy in America”
 
 
 
Alabama High School Principal Huland Humphries doesn’t know Steven and Ruth White, but he will. Humphries wanted to ban interracial couples from attending his school’s prom. The Whites have collected 2000 signatures condemning Hemphries’ proposal and calling for his firing.
 
Alan Janson
Staff Writer
South Bay Daily Breeze
 
 
 
Steve and Ruth White, co-founders of “A Place For Us”/National are working on a State Voter’s Initiative to add Multiracial categories on state forms that ask about race or ethnicity. The proposed measure is dedicated to Sydney and Justin Simpson, the children of O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson.
 
Laura Flores
Staff Writer
Long Beach Press-Telegram

 
THANK YOU’S**
 
Auntie Isla Garth of Long Beach California, along with Auntie Dean who resided in Santa Barbara, California were Steve’s Aunts. They were the solid rocks of stability for Steve, Ruth and the children, when they went through their hardest days of beginning their marriage. Auntie Isla stood up to her baby sister, Steve’s mother, and Auntie Dean, Steve’s father’s aunt gave strong family support and stood up to Steve’s father when Steve’s father tried to undermine their relationship. They were the ones who supported Steve and Ruth. Then there was Aunt Marie Steve’s mother’s Aunt, whose father was one of the first community leaders in Laverne California.
 
Cynthia Eadmon, one of Steve’s good friends just happens to have black skin. She’s the one who introduced the pair and has been a family friend for over 22 years. Liz Jenkins was very inspirational and encouraged the children of the White’s not give up when they invested almost all of their savings in a family project that was in the process of being licensed by the NFL. When the children lost almost $6,000.00, Liz and their parents gave the children ways in which to enterprise themselves, and inspired them to continue praying, not give up and keep that entrepreneurial spirit.
 
Thanks to Juanita Hallett, the one who first encouraged Steve and Ruth to put this book out on the market. Juanita stayed up day and night editing and preparing the book for print. Juanita was Steve and Ruth’s Personal Assistant, and she did everything for them from keeping their files in order, to making plane reservations to watching the children while the Whites kept their speaking engagements. Juanita did this for over 5 years. She made sure “A Place For Us” National was an organization people remembered.
 
Although no one can take the place of Juanita, the Lord really blessed us with Rita Frazier to come along. For over 10 years Rita has dedicated herself to the White’s organization “A Place For Us” National, as Chief National Director in Little Rock Arkansas. Rita’s daughter Promise has grown up as National Youth Spokesperson for the organization. Promise made her national television debut on The Leeza Show, and also gave her debut speech in 2000 in Washington D.C. for C-Span for the Census 2000 Multiracial Round Table discussion and Press Conference. In 2001 Rita and her new husband were the first couple/interracial couple in the country that got married under the Covenant Marriage Commitment and there is an article that speaks what it is about in the New York Times Newspaper.
 
Steve and Ruth also thank those who supported the Census 2000 Roundtable and Press Conference namely, Charles Byrd of Interracial Voice, James Landrith of Interracial Activist, and their dear friends Dan & Yvette Walker Hollis of New People Magazine. Ward Connerly has always been there for A Place For Us, and as friends of the White’s have called them to encourage them on things like the Multiracial Children’s Initiative, he gave his endorsement of the initiative; sadly it didn’t get to the ballot. Dr. Nico Smith from South Africa had a similar move like an underground railroad designed under the Apartheid system to bring whites and blacks in South Africa together Dr. Smith worked with Ruth and Steve to bring a similar concept to America to help bring people in racially segregated churches together. Brian Harris who was the first national Youth Spokesperson for A Place For Us/National who developed so much within the organization that he started his own organization, “ Friendship Sees No Color”, and pen pal writing service for young people to be matched up with others friends of different ethnicities. Quincy Ali, who has maintained the operations of A Place For Us, while the Whites take a well deserved sabbatical. Valerie Wilkins Godbee, a former New York Director of A Place For Us/National who put her life on the line to support Transracial Adoptions. Mark & Gail Mathabane, Interracial authors of “Love In Black and White”, (Mark authored Kaffir Boy, and Kaffir Boy In America) . Mark and Gail made frequent appearances on The Oprah show. They gave support to Steve and Ruth as they moved in uncertain circles. Any