“Your brain thinks in words; your soul thinks in music.” It was an inscription carved into a metal picture frame I was gifted with several years ago, but one that fits me to a T because I specialize in both modes of expression. And if an author or musician can consistently evoke emotions within me… Continue reading The R. Kelly Conundrum: Our Morals Or His Music?
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A Marathon, Not A Sprint: The Journey To “Black Love”
It’s a question that’s as expected and as traditional to single women as the turkey-anchored feast and assortment of relatives crowded around it: “Baby,” an elder relative asks with kindness and concern, “why do you keep coming alone to Thanksgiving every year? When are you gonna settle down and find yourself a husband?” The table… Continue reading A Marathon, Not A Sprint: The Journey To “Black Love”
Men, Marriage & The Sisters, A Dr. Audrey Chapman Q&A
According to a Newsweek article entitled “Sex, Race, Education & the Marriage Gap,” black women are more likely to remain unmarried in comparison to their equally educated white peers, and those with college degrees who do marry usually select spouses from a ‘lower economic tier.’ Only 49 percent of black women marry equally educated spouses versus 84 percent of white women doing the same. We talk with Dr. Audrey B. Chapman about these numbers.