In the current climate, there is no surprise Americans hold more favorable views on premarital sex, premarital cohabitation and having children out of wedlock than they did just a decade earlier. But perhaps what’s most surprising is that fewer Americans agree with divorce now than they did 10 years ago. According to a CDC and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) … [Read more...]
What if You Had to Pick Between Safety and Independence?
What if you had to pick between keeping your child safe and allowing them to experience some degree of independence? Chances are you already do. In a world in which the death of our children [sadly] holds some level of normalcy, it is hard to imagine a reality in which black children truly have both on a day-to-day basis. As eloquently stated by Danielle C. Belton of Clutch … [Read more...]
HOODWINKED
By Janks Morton One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him. "“ Booker T. Washington For over 400 years, the majority white society has used many tools to reinforce a message that the peoples of African descent are less-than, not-equal-too or not-good enough. In this modern era of information, the media, government and … [Read more...]