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href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/lifestyle\/couples-at-essence-fest\/\">&#8216;I Never Gave Up On Love&#8217;: Couples At ESSENCE Fest Share How They Met And Their Best Relationship Advice<\/a><\/h3><aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\"><span class=\"entry-meta__author\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/elizabeth-ayoola\/\" rel=\"tag\">Elizabeth Ayoola<\/a><\/span><\/aside><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"see-all\"><a href=\"\/videos\" rel=\"tag\">See All Videos<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"essence-promo-block\"><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><h2 class=\"pubstack-section-heading\">Black Celeb Couples<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"essence-promo\" data-id=\"1584680\">\n\t<figure class=\"essence-promo__featured-image\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/gallery\/steph-ayesha-curry\/\"><picture><source 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