“Jumping the broom” is far more than an American romantic comedy-drama film; it is a wedding tradition imbued with deep cultural significance, particularly within African American and Afro ...

The tradition of jumping the broom at weddings has a long history that encompasses different cultures and continents. But it has “always been a practice, from its inception, used by people who ...

Another African-American custom is that of crossing tall wooden sticks. This one also dates to slavery, but just isn’t as well-known as jumping the broom.

“I knew I was going to jump the broom way before I even knew who my husband was going to be. It’s a distinctly African-American tradition and it made me feel connected to ancestors I may not ...

Jumping the broom was a part of African culture that survived during American slavery. ... However, because of Alex Haley’s book “Roots,” the jumping the broom tradition saw a resurgence.

Marcus, a Black man, is being heavily criticized for jumping the broom with his white bride, Jana. “This is a specific west African tradition that was kept alive during and after the chattel ...

A grand celebration of African-American weddings in Maryland was the recent Jumping the Broom with an opening reception held June 11 at the Banneker-Douglas Museum, 84 Franklin St., Annapolis. The ...

However, another of the tradition’s origin stories more closely parallels our contemporary interpretation of jumping the broom—and it begins in the United Kingdom, according to Brides.

According to the African American Registry the history of incorporating the act of ‘jumping over a broom’ during the wedding ceremony is said to have originated in Ghana. This tradition is both ...

Jumping the Broom "Jumping the Broom" is a broad African-Amerian family comedy that manages to avoid many of the more predictable cliches of the genre, yet also leaves out the warmth and, too ...

The pleasant but insubstantial comedy “Jumping the Broom” – produced by Dallas-based preacher T.D. Jakes, who also has a small part in the film – is a culture-clash comedy a… ...