Newlywed couple joins Black Lives Matter protest in Philadelphia, netizens cheer

In midst of the ongoing street demonstrations for George Floyd, a historical moment was captured as the crowd made way for a newly wedded bride and groom who took to the streets to support the outcry against racial injustice. Dressed in a tuxedo the groom, Michael Gordon held the hand of his newly married black bride, Anne, in her white floating wedding gown as the pair walked into the crowd of Philadelphia ‘Black Lives Matter’ protesters.  

With dozens of posts shared of the power couple online that came down to the Parkway, the users called their engagement as “bringing attention to the greater cause” and an example of “support to the voices unheard”. As the racially varied crowd converged to demand an end to the ever-growing racism, prejudice, and brutality by the law enforcement officers on people of colour, the couple marched along with the crowd against race-related persecution.  

With broad smiles on their faces, the black couple joined the march from the Philadelphia Museum of Art to City Hall in what, Anne was quoted saying as a “very empowering moment”. Still dressed in their wedding ensembles, the duo exchanged a wedding kiss amongst the crowd flashing Black Lives Matter placards and roaring cheers that resonated across the street.  

Couple is an "inspiration"

Not only the feeling of the movement and of the people was felt, but meeting a husband on the wedding day, a strong Black man and a good representative of who black people are against the stereotypes and what black men are also like, what the culture is like, was demonstrated, Anne said while speaking to a leading US news outlet. It was empowering, she reportedly added. “Dr. Kerry Anne Perkins is an inspiration on so many levels,” wrote a user about the bride on twitter. “Their kids will be so proud of them when they grow up!” wrote the second. “They are a beautiful beautiful couple,” wrote the third.  

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