296: Why Black Women Aren’t Getting Married with Dr. Dianne M. Stewart

Hey Group Chat!   It’s time for part two on our Group Chat Update! Did you know that more than 70% of Black Women in the United States today are unmarried? This week’s Black Girl Doing Sh*t is Dianne M. Stewart, an associate professor of religion and African-American studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., who has done an extensive research on why this is true for black women today. She extensively researched how four centuries of laws, policies, and customs have contributed to this statistic. The result? Her book, released last October, Black Women, Black Love: America’s War On African American Marriage, which reveals how white supremacy has systematically broken the heart of Black America for centuries. This episode is a deep dive into what has impacted the black community through the years, and how the history of forbidden black love and how all these factors have affected the deepest part laces of black individuals like intimacy, love, marriage, black women’s independence and a hopeful look onto what can be done individually to make it better, to have a way to bring justice into relationships and life and the future generations to come.   Listen now!   ****** Make sure you’re following your girls on IG @blackgirlstexting, and on Twitter @blackgirlstext1.   As always, please rate, comment and subscribe to Black Girls Texting on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts, it’s really important to us as we continue to grow!   And if you want to see our lovely faces and WATCH this episode, head to our Youtube run up those views, and please like, comment, subscribe!   Want even more?! Go to Blackgirlstexting.com to subscribe to our newsletter and cop some merch!