Anthony Hamilton lands the cover of this weeks Rolling Out Magazine shot by our photographer Dwayne Rogers. I think he looks very cool in his pics and I love the vibrant colors. I had the pleasure of meeting Anthony a few times and thats a cool cat! In his interview, he talks about black love, his new album and giving back to his community. Here are a few excerpts from the interview and click here to read on.

What is the biggest misconception about black love?
The biggest misconception about black love is that we don’t get along or we don’t evolve as a couple. She’s making too much money, or he’s making more, we have that “I’m not good enough” syndrome. But there are a lot of couples out there doing well together. Doctors and lawyers in one family, or nurses and construction workers in one family, and [they] are really doing well.
It’s a misconception that black love doesn’t last. We have … 60- or 65-year-old married couples. You have to find your strength, and your love within the Lord and you can have that too.

What is the one thing that you wish black women understood about black men?
I wish you understood that we love the subtle, soft-spoken woman a lot more than the aggressive attitude. Because once you adopt that attitude you tend to use it and you use it not for good anymore, it becomes an unbalance. We love the soft side of a sister. We love the soft side of a woman, the submissive side. A man has to make you comfortable enough to show that side, so you don’t have to be so defensive — so it’s a two-way street.