By Jasmine Grant ·December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

Throughout 2020’s many devastating lows, these Black celebrity couples have pushed through to remind us that love is the ultimate force guaranteed to carry us through.

We saw couples like Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, Ciara and Russell Wilson and Tobe Nwingwe and his wife Fat use this year of hunkering down at home to imagine new joint projects to tackle as a couple. We’ve also watched Barack and Michelle Obama celebrated another milestone together while using their star power to encourage change. You also have ladies like Amber Riley and Kierra sharing their newfound love (and gorgeous engagement rings) with the world, reminding us never to give up our quest for that special someone.

Scroll through the gallery to see the Black celebrity couples who reminded us that love still reigned supreme in 2020.

01Michelle and Barack ObamaThis year, the Obamas celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary. In a loving Instagram post, Barack said that every day he spends with his wife “makes me a better husband, a better father, and a better human.” Michelle returned the love on her own page, writing, “So grateful to have him as a partner through everything life throws at us.” 02Gabrielle Union And Dwyane Wade 03Codie And Tommy OliverThe creators of the OWN series ‘Black Love’ are committed to telling triumphant stories of Black couples who ride or die together. 04Ciara and Russell WilsonThe couple had an amazing year, welcoming their second child together and launching a dual fragrance called R&C. 05Rotimi and Vanessa MdeeThe newly-minted couple spoke to us about how they first met at ESSENCE Festival and the whirlwind romance that followed. 06David E. Talbert and Lyn TalbertThis dynamic husband and wife duo are the creative forces that brought us the fun holiday film Jingle Jangle. 07Gabrielle Union And Dwyane Wade 08Niecy Nash and Jessica BettsThe actress surprised her fans back in August by revealing she’d married musician Jessica Betts. Based on that smile on her face, the Claws has found her peace. 09Simone Biles and Jonaathan OwensThe young lovebirds debuted their relationship on Instagram this year, and it’s only been up since. 10Kandi Burruss And Todd TuckerThese Atlanta lovebirds gave back in a major way with their date night for a cause. In partnership with Meals On Wheels Atlanta, the couple hosted was a socially distanced screening Crazy Rich Asians! 11Ludacris And Eudoxie BridgesThe rapper and his wife soaked up all the vitamin D on their tropical getaway. 12Teyana Taylor and Iman ShumpertThe happy couple welcomed their second daughter this year, once again giving us Black love goals to aspire to. 13Jhené Aiko And Big SeanThe previously on-and-off-again couple seem to be going strong and bringing each other joy. Earlier this year, Big Sean congratulated his lady on the release of her latest album Chilombo, writing“Congrats my baby you earned this one [Jhene Aiko].” 14Tobe Nwingwe and FatThe married artists won our hearts in 2020 not only because of their slate of pandemic-made visual projects, but also because of their transparency about raising a young family and merging their lives with their art. 15Ashley Blaine Featherson and Darrell JenkinsDear White People star Ashley Blaine Featherson found her forever in fiancé Darrell Jenkins, and their sunset engagement photos made us believe in love even more. 16Amber Riley And Desean BlackThe former Glee star and her boo got engaged just before the holidays. Riley also gave the ladies a testimony about how shooting your shot can pay off. 17Cynthia Bailey and Mike HillThe lovebirds had their quarantine wedding on October 10th, which will be shown on this season of Real Housewives Of Atlanta. 18Judge Faith Jenkins and Kenny LattimoreThe newlyweds exchanged vows at First Congressional Church of Los Angeles. 19Saweetie And QuavoThe Migos rapper recruited his girlfriend, “Icy” rapper Saweetie, to appear in the new video for “Need It” and we couldn’t take our eyes off this biker look! 20Kierra Sheard and Jordan KellyThe lovebirds shared their engagement photos exclusive with ESSENCE. Mel B Elder, Jr. 21Kirk And Tammy Franklin TOPICS:  black celebrity couples

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