The State Of….The Black Family

“Marriage benefits black families and can even make a difference in whether a family with children lives in poverty, but has little or no impact on a couple’s health, according to a new study.” The article continues . . . The state of the black family concerns many scholars. “Census data show that 34 percent of black families are headed by married couples. This is a substantial reversal from 1950, when almost 80 percent of black families were headed by married couples. The IAV report sought to answer questions about this shift by reviewing 125 social science articles and national survey data on how marriage affects black families. The five researchers found that, on average, married black men and women were wealthier and happier than their unmarried peers.”

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TheStateOf…the Black Family. The Civil Rights Generation failed–at least when it came to preserving the structure of the black family.