Is Healthy Black Marriage A Thing? Ep. 19

Y'all know Black Americans were MORE married than white folks for 70 years until the 1960s? Yeah. Me either, until I went looking. This week we're talking about what actually happened to Black marriage, why the gender war is engagement-farmed erasure, what healthy Black partnership actually looks like (it's NOT submission), and why "Spend My Life With You" by Tamia and Eric Benet is the assignment for the week. Links: The Grown & Liberated Love Club Application - https://candiceharperlovecoach.com/grown-liberated-loveHack the Dating Apps -  https://candiceharperlovecoach.com/hack-the-dating-apps2Them Music Arranged by Wes KilgoreEPISODE NOTESResearch Citations: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 American Community Survey (released September 2024).Marriage statistics by race/ethnicity. U.S. Census Bureau, "Marriage Prevalence for Black Adults Varies by State" (2022). National Center for Family & Marriage Research, "Marriage: More than a Century ofChange, 1900-2022" (Bowling Green State University, 2024). Raley, R.K., Sweeney, M.M., & Wondra, D. "The Growing Racial and Ethnic Divide inU.S. Marriage Patterns." Future of Children, 25(2), 89-109. UCLA, 2015. Harknett, K. & McLanahan, S. "Racial and Ethnic Differences in Marriage After the Birthof a Child." American Sociological Review (multiple years). hooks, b. "All About Love: New Visions" (William Morrow, 1999). hooks, b. "We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity" (Routledge, 2004). hooks, b. "Salvation: Black People and Love" (Atria, 2001).