Tika Sumpter Says Black Women Shouldn’t ‘Protect’ Their White Partners From Talking About Race

Actress Tika Sumpter recently had some advice for black women who have white partners.“Dear Black interracial couples with a significant other who is White (raises hand),” Sumpter tweeted. “We DO NOT need to protect them. I promise, they will be A. OK. They need to continue to fight for us. If they get offended when you talk about racists. You have a bigger problem on your hands.”

The Mixed-ish actress is currently in a relationship with fellow actor Nicholas James, whom Sumpter met in 2016 while filming Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots, as Essence reports. The couple is currently engaged, and they also shared a daughter together, Ella, 4.

Sumpter and James were initially private regarding their relationship. However, the pair have gradually shared bits and pieces about their relationship over the years. This isn't the first time that Sumpter has been vocal about interracial dating.

“I think people have a problem when it comes to [Black] women having interracial relationships,” Sumpter said during a recent appearance on The Real. “A lot of other people step outside of their race and date and it’s fine.”

Sumpter has also been vocal on Twitter regarding the murder of Breonna Taylor. On what would have been Taylor's twenty-seventh birthday, the actress took to Twitter to urge her followers to email the special prosecutor regarding holding the police officers accountable for her death.

"Happy birthday beautiful Breonna. You deserve so much," Sumpter tweeted. "Please email Special Prosecutor Cameron about holding these officers accountable for their sloppy policing and dangerous no-knock warrants." She also shared with her fans that she had emailed a letter to Kentucky's governor asking for the cops to be fired and charged.

If you're looking for good food across Southeastern North Carolina, you've got plenty of restaurant options, and thanks to the Food Network, a lot of people know about them.

The folks over at tvfoodmaps.com have done the work of legends, putting together a complete directory of all the restaurants that have appeared on some of the network's most popular shows.

So we took a dive to look at some of the best Southeastern North Carolina restaurant choices. For the sake of this discussion, we're calling "Southeastern North Carolina" anything south of Raleigh, and east of basically Pinehurst. So you won't find any of the MANY restaurants on the list in Raleigh, for example.

What you will find is a host of North Carolina restaurants that serve up everything from barbecue to seafood, and a little of all of the in between.

You'll find restaurants on Fort Bragg, over in Wilson, and down to Wilmington. And they've been on shows like "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" and "Food Paradise," as well as several others.

So let's take a look at the North Carolina restaurant list from Food Network shows, who have come down here to the wonderful Southeastern portion of the state:

8617 North Carolina 55, Angier - Seen on Food Paradise (Reopens March 1)

9th Infantry Street, Fort Bragg - Seen on Restaurant Impossible

https://bragg.armymwr.com/programs/smoke-bomb-grille

194 Gilliam McConnell Road, Carthage - Seen on Food Paradise

(Note: the original Pik N Pig restaurant in Carthage was destroyed by a fire last May. But they are in the works of building a new location. Read more about it here.)

2656 U.S. 301, Wilson - Seen on Food Paradise

751 State Road 1204, Greenville - Seen on Food Paradise

https://www.ourstate.com/a-day-at-bs-barbecue-greenville/

715 West Fire Tower Road, Winterville - Seen on Best Thing I Ever Ate and Food Paradise

4618 Lee Street, Ayden - Seen on Food Paradise

4688 Long Beach Road Southeast, Southport - Seen on Man vs. Food

109 Chestnut St., Wilmington - Seen on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

114 Market Street, Wilmington - Seen on Best Thing I Ever Ate

624 South 17th Street, Wilmington - Seen on Best Thing I Ever Ate

1895 Burnett Boulevard, Wilmington - Seen on Best Thing I Ever Ate

4002 Oleander Drive, Wilmington - Seen on Man vs. Food and Best Thing I Ever Ate

3436 South College Road, Wilmington - Seen on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

6301 Oleander Drive, Wilmington - Seen on Restaurant Impossible

1611 Pavillion Place, Wilmington - Seen on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

7210 Wrightsville Avenue, Wilmington - Seen on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

122 Market Street, Wilmington - Seen on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

(This is from the Carolina Beach location.)

8024 Market Street, Wilmington - Seen on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

6400 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington - Seen on Man vs. Food