“She reads the books I give her…”—Nate Parker
Nate Parker Defends Being Married To A Non-Black Woman
Embattled director Nate Parker recently addressed criticism he’s received for being married to his wife.
The “Birth Of A Nation” director who’s fielding serious condemnation after his 1999 rape acquittal case resurfaced, made a point to defend his marriage at a movie screening.
Just a few days ago, Parker addressed a crowd full of media and made sure to note that while he loves his wife of nearly a decade, Sarah DiSanto, he “loves ‘yall too.” Furthermore he keeps Sarah informed by having her read books in between her raising his four black daughters.
While speaking after a screening of The Birth of a Nation at The Merge Summit in Hollywood this week, Parker responded to that particular criticism in a conversation with interviewer Jawn Murray.
“My wife is not African American,” Parker said. “I met my wife in college when I was 18 or 19. Nineteen? When I was 19. I fell in love with her. We’ve been together off and on since then. We got married nine years ago, August 10.”
Parker continued, noting that while his wife isn’t Black, she cares about the community and is, of course, raising Black children.
“She’s the love of my life. She’s not of African descent but she reads the books that I give her. She knows that she’s raising Black kids. I say that to say that I know I came under criticism for that and not that I have to speak to it. But I want everyone that can hear my voice to know that I love my wife but I love ya’ll, too.”
What do YOU think about Nate’s defense of his marriage???
He can be woke and married to someone who isn’t black, right???
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