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May 6, 2011 · Jumping the Broom: Directed by Salim Akil. With Angela Bassett, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine. Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.
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Apr 14, 2017 · Jumping over a broom is a wedding tradition. Today, it's most widespread among black communities in the United States. It reclaims a tradition of how slaves were married in America.
Nov 9, 2010 · Watch the trailer of Jumping The Broom, a hilarious comedy about two families from different backgrounds who clash at a wedding.
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May 6, 2011 · Jumping the Broom PG-13 Released May 6, 2011 1h 48m Comedy List 57% Tomatometer 84 Reviews 58% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings Sabrina Watson (Paula Patton) is a successful corporate lawyer who ...
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Jumping the broom is a time-honored wedding tradition in which the bride and groom jump over a broom during the ceremony. The act symbolizes a new beginning and a sweeping away of the past, and can also signify the joining of two families or offer a respectful nod to family ancestors. For all of these reasons, jumping the broom is an ...
Jumping the Broom did survive in the Americas, especially in the United States, among slaves brought from the Asante area. This particular Akan practice of jumping the broom was picked up by other African ethnic groups in the Americas and used to strengthen marriages during slavery among their communities.
JUMPING THE BROOM. Comedy. Producers T. D. Jakes and Tracey E. Edmonds invite you to themarriage of Sabrina Watson (Paula Patton, Precious ) and JasonTaylor (Laz Alonso, Fast & Furious), who just might be the perfectcouple. Unfortunately, their families are a perfect recipe fordisaster. Mrs. Watson (Angela Bassett) has anupper-crust sensibility ...
