A Word: No More “Black Picket Fence”

For decades, there has been a stigma attached to remaining
unmarried and childless in the Black community, particularly for
women. But a growing part of the Black middle class is single,
childfree adults. Does the trend threaten the future of the Black
family, or is it time to recognize a different model for family
life? On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by
sociologist Kris Marsh, author of “The Love Jones Cohort: Single
and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class.” Guest: Kris Marsh,
University of Maryland Sociology Professor and author of “The Love
Jones Cohort: Single and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class.”
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