Black Love Day was established by Washington, D.C. native Ayo Handy-Kendi on Feb. 13. 1993. Handy-Kendi, a community organizer, created the holiday to recognize communal love and pride of being ...

In 1993 Ayo Handy-Kendi, the founder of the nonprofit African American Holiday Association, created "Black Love Day" as a ...

LSA junior Emily Fridsma makes a flower bouquet for Black Love Day at the “Culture in the Courtyard” Black History Month event in the Michigan Union Pendleton room Monday evening. Arushi Sanghi/DAILY.