06-21-2019, 12:21 PM
(06-20-2019, 11:57 PM)Dill Wrote: Why do you suppose so many African-Americans need convincing to make two parent households?
I don't mean to answer for Leonard, but I think it is a deep seated problem in the African American community. They need to address the problem if they want their community to rise economically. The numbers are alarming. Black mothers are not just more likely to have children by more than one father they are TWICE as likely as the national average. In fact a large majority of black mothers (59%) have children by multiple fathers, and the same percentage of black fathers have children by multiple women. I have a decent job, but it still has a major impact on my financial situation to have to help support two separate housholds. I can't imagine having 3 or 4.
The reason for this problem with their culture is not important. It certainly is not because of incarceration rates. I can't see any way it can be blamed on the actions of anyone else. They need to fix it. Just like the white community has struggled to eliminate racism. Just like men have struggled to stop objectifying women. They need to put more value on the family unit.
