If insensitive pronouncements and disingenuous statements could earn a “Peak Audacity Award,” this week’s winner would be Tyler Perry. The popular playwright, actor and filmmaker—best known for his outrageous pistol-packing matriarch alter ego, Madea—sparked instant outrage with his assertions during a recent podcast that successful single Black women could find mates more easily if they… Continue reading Mr. Perry, No Thanks: The Misguided Musings of A Delusional Black Man
Tag: Single Black Women
Sexist Or Supportive? Deborrah Cooper’s Book Examines The “Black Church”
It’s a social phenomenon and statistical reality that became a controversial catalyst for blog posts and news outlets across the nation: Why do most single women in the United States happen to be black? The subsequent scrutiny of the issue did little to dispel the facts: 2010’s U.S. Census found that African-American women represented the… Continue reading Sexist Or Supportive? Deborrah Cooper’s Book Examines The “Black Church”
Deborrah Cooper: Single Sisters, Burdensome Brothers & Her Book “The Black Church…”
Raise your hand if you’ve heard the following explanations given for the reasons that more Black women are single these days: Bossy. Bitter. Unrealistic standards and an unwillingness to compromise or accept less than their ideal Mr. Right. If none of those rang true to you either, then you’ll understand why author and seasoned relationship… Continue reading Deborrah Cooper: Single Sisters, Burdensome Brothers & Her Book “The Black Church…”