Former University of Memphis basketball player Tarik Black, who now plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, got married Tuesday morning in Memphis City Hall with an assist from Mayor Jim Strickland.
As office workers peeked through the doorway of Strickland’s office overlooking the Mississippi River, Black and Kennedy Raye Collins of California exchanged their vows as Strickland officiated. The couple was in town to announce the formation of the Tarik Black Foundation and the inaugural Transformation50 Basketball & Life Skills Camp for underprivileged inner city youth in Memphis.
Black, a Ridgeway High School product who played three years at the University of Memphis before transferring to Kansas, is coming off his most successful NBA season to date after averaging 5.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game for the Lakers. Raye is a model and student in Los Angeles, and she is also known for being a good friend of music superstar Taylor Swift.
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Mayors occasionally perform (free) marriages in City Hall as their schedules allow.
And yes, Black scored a kiss to end a video uploaded by Strickland’s office.
Tarik Black returned to Memphis a few days after his most successful NBA season Black and announced the Tarik Black Foundation and the inaugural Transformation50 Basketball & Life Skills Camp. The Commercial Appeal
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