From Martin and Gina to Darius and Nina, here are some of the best couples in TV and film history.
Darius and Nina from Love Jones
I could say a lot, but the poetry in this film's script says it all: "This here, right now, at this very moment, is all that matters to me. I love you. That's urgent like a motherfucker." *snaps*
New Line Cinema
Whitley and Dwayne from A Different World
These two are fictional black love pioneers! It took forever for them to get it together, but when they were on their love was electric. And don't get me started about when Dwayne crashed Whitley's wedding and asked her to marry him instead. Pookie and Bunny forever.
NBC
Gina and Martin from Martin
There's something to be said about a couple that can laugh and be silly together and these two had that down pat. Martin was definitely a handful, but he never stepped out on Gina, and I love that about their particular portrayal of black love on TV.
FOX
Melanie and Derwin from The Game
It had been a long time since I saw people root for a black couple the way we rooted for Melanie and Derwin when The Game entered our lives on the CW (and later on BET). These two went through everything from infidelity to infertility but their love always proved its resiliency.
BET
