Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance met in acting school in the early '80s but didn't start dating until 14 years later!

The former president and first lady met at a law firm in Chicago in 1989 and eventually went on their first date after a lot of hesitation from Michelle and quite a bit of persistence from Barack. By 1991 the pair were engaged, and they got married on October 3rd, 1992. 

The musical duo first met back in 2000 at the MTV Spring Break Festival in Cancun, Mexico, and spent the first year and a half of knowing one another just being friends before they went on their first date. In November 2001, they went public with their relationship via a Vanity Fair shoot, yet the couple didn't make their first red carpet debut until 2004. They tied the knot in a very private ceremony on April 4th, 2008. 

This iconic acting duo first met when they were students at the Yale School of Drama back in the early 1980s. However, it wasn't until about 14 years later, when the pair reconnected in Los Angeles, that they began dating. Courtney and Angela went on to get married on October 12th, 1997. 

These high school sweethearts met in 2002 while LeBron was still playing basketball at high school in Akron and Savannah was a cheerleader at a rival school. He asked Savannah out to a basketball game, and that's where their relationship started. In 2004, a year after LeBron went to the league, the couple welcomed their first child. Seven years later, after welcoming another child and taking his talents to South Beach, LeBron proposed to Savannah in 2011. The pair married in a star-studded event on September 14th, 2013. 

The iconic NYC-born and raised pair first met through mutual friends in New York when they were teens, and she was totally uninterested in him. It wasn't until 2008, when the two reconnected on a collab for a music project, that they started talking again and eventually started dating later that same year. After two years of dating, in May 2010 they announced their engagement and pregnancy. The pair married on July 31st, 2010, in a private residence on the Mediterranean Sea.

Julius and Viola first met on the set of the show City of Angels in 1999. Since Viola was new to the Los Angeles area, Julius offered to take her to Santa Monica Pier, but in an interview with People, Viola stated that personal issues she needed to work through caused her to be incredibly hesitant. Thankfully, they did end up dating, and after four years of growing their relationship, they tied the knot in a small wedding on June 23rd, 2003.

These two first met on the set of a TV movie named Wilma in 1977, but it wasn't until a year later that they started dating. The pair has a funny story about the retelling of their engagement when speaking to Access Hollywood. While Denzel remembers only proposing once, Pauletta had to hilariously set him straight and remind him that she had to decline not once, but twice. Luckily, things worked out, and the pair were married on June 25th, 1983.

This powerhouse acting couple met for the first time in 1970, during their college years, as members of the Morehouse-Spelman Players, where they performed together while Samuel was attending Morehouse and LaTanya was at Spelman. Despite running in different circles (Samuel was into movies while LaTanya was into theater), they still were able to kindle a wonderful relationship, and after a decade of dating, the couple tied the knot on August 8th, 1980.

Dwayne and Gabrielle met in 2007 when they were both asked to co-host a Super Bowl party — and stayed on opposite sides of the room. The pair had completely different ideas of fun that night (Gabrielle remembers it as Dwayne holding "Bible study" on his side of the room while her side was the life of the party), but it still brought the pair together. They made their first public debut in 2010, and following several years of dating, relationship struggles, and rekindling, they became engaged in December 2013. The pair got married on August 30th, 2014, in Miami. 

These two journalists met back in 1990 when Deborah joined Today at NBC as a correspondent. The pair didn't start dating until the summer of 1992, after Al's separation from his first wife. After agreeing to house sit for Deborah while she attended the Olympics, Al stocked her home with food, left her flowers and a note upon her return, and scored his first date within a week. By 1994, Al had gotten on one knee and proposed to Deborah at the Grand Canyon. The couple was married on September 16th, 1995. 

Snoop and Shante met as teens when they both attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School in California. They even went to prom and other school dances together right up until their graduation in 1989. The pair were eventually married on June 14th, 1997 at The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Marina Del Rey, California. 

Nnamdi and Kerry might be high-profile in their careers, but they're incredibly private and low-key when it comes to their relationship. The couple reportedly met in 2009 while Kerry was performing in Race on Broadway. The couple continued to date while remaining adamant about keeping their relationship out of the public eye. On June 24th, 2013, the duo got married in a very intimate and private ceremony in Idaho. 

Ayesha and Steph are another pair who met when they were just young teenagers back in 2003. She recalls him as "the cute boy at church that all of the girls were obsessed with." The couple reconnected in 2008 when they were a bit older after Ayesha moved to Los Angeles and Steph was there to attend the ESPYs. The duo went on their first date that same year, and after two years of dating, Steph proposed in July 2010. They married just a year later on July 30th, 2011. 

This pair first met back in the late 1980s at the mall, and Ice Cube was immediately enamored; however, Kimberly was in a relationship. They reconnected six months later at another store, and that meeting kick-started their romance. They continued to date, and their love continued to blossom, eventually tying the knot on April 26th, 1992. 

Cookie and Magic first met in 1977 as college freshmen at Michigan State during a night out. After the chance encounter right before winter break, the pair had their first date in 1978 (Magic took her to a steakhouse, but she thought she was headed to the nearest Arby's). Over the course of the next 13 years, Cookie and Magic went through many ups and downs in their on-again, off-again relationship. It all settled when the couple found their footing and married in LA on September 14th, 1991. 

Boris's and Nicole's love story starts on the set of the Showtime drama Soul Food in the early 2000s. They remained friends and coworkers at first, but after season two of the show came around, they made it official. The pair dated for a few years until they got married in his hometown of Gundelfingen, Germany, on May 21st, 2005. 

Although Norman is a retired basketball player, he met Debbie in 1979 while on the set of The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, where they both acted, and Debbie choreographed as well. After filming the movie, they remained in contact over the years and ultimately began dating. The pair went on to settle down on April 27th, 1984. 

Although the details of their relationship have always been rather private, we do know that Pam and Morris met during a night out in an Atlanta club in the early '90s. Morris told Essence in 2020, "When I met my wife, there were a lot of qualities I was paying attention to." Well, those qualities must have been exactly what he was looking for because the pair wed in 1995. 

This pair met in 1987 in their hometown of Queens, New York, through LL's friend, who also happened to be Simone's cousin. After meeting Simone, the pair started kindling a romance that has now spanned decades. Just about two years later, they were welcoming their first child. After four years together, they welcomed their second child in 1991, and on August 7th, 1995, LL and Simone tied the knot. 

This iconic couple fittingly met back in September 1992 in Washington, D.C., at a Congressional Black Caucus dinner, where they were also screening a trailer for his movie Malcolm X. Spike detailed that after seeing her at the event for the first time, he felt as if time stopped. He luckily was able to get her number at the event, and the pair wasted no time because less than a year after meeting, they got married in New York City on October 2nd, 1993. 

Although they aren't technically married, as one of the most notable Black relationships in Hollywood, it would be a total shame not to include Stedman and Oprah. The pair met back in 1986 at a charity event and started dating months later. While they did get engaged in 1992, they called it off in '93, agreeing that if they had tied that marital knot, they probably wouldn't have lasted. Now 33 years since they ended their engagement — they're still happily unmarried together.