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The Real Black Marriage Problem
suntimes.com 2 weeks, 2 days agoWhen it comes to what African Americans think about President Obama’s change of heart on gay marriage, there is an obvious elephant in the room. Black people belong to the group of Americans that is least likely to get married. It is a well-documented fact that not only are black women the “most unmarried” group in America, but also they are least likely to marry outside their race. By the age of 30, nearly 81 percent of white women and 77 percent of Hispanics will marry, but only 52 percent of black women
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Our Father's Not In Heaven: The New Black Atheism
gawker.com 2 weeks agoSeveral years ago, I pitched a freelance piece about black atheism to a prominent magazine geared toward African-Americans. The pitch was denied, but not for any real reason. "That one might be a bit, uh, hard," is all my editor said. I'd later come to find out that he was merely sheltering me from his ultra-Christian executive editor, who would never let a piece questioning religion run in the magazine. More »
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