6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (207+ words) A new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper from scholars at Harvard University, Cornell University, and the U.S. Census Bureau has found that while increases in neighborhood integration have led to increased rates of interclass marriage, neighborhood integration does not…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (681+ words) School has begun in Minnesota. For many families, this is a season of excitement. For Black rural families, it is also a season of hyper vigilance. Since that commentary was published, the urgency has only deepened. In July, I was…...

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1+ week, 6+ day ago   (454+ words) Throughout Black. Single. Mother. Lemieux details her personal experience being and being raised by a Black single mother. She separates her personal experiences into two sections, “Longing” and “Belonging”, before the collection shifts to other Black single mothers’ experiences, interviews…...

2+ week, 11+ min ago   (548+ words) How Appropriated Racial Oppression Impacts Black Parent-Child Discussions on Race The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education How Appropriated Racial Oppression Impacts Black Parent-Child Discussions on Race “We know that Black parents engage in parenting practices that help their children…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (293+ words) image: In a recent study of Black parents and their teens, Shardé McNeil Smith, a professor of human development and family studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, explored how parents’ levels of appropriated racism affected racial-ethnic socialization messages that…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (225+ words) Black parents who experienced higher levels of appropriated racial oppression - defined as shaping one's behavior and self-concept around dominant cultural norms of whiteness - were less likely to transmit positive, culturally protective messages that affirmed racial pride and self-worth to their…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (703+ words) An emergency fund for a few months of living expenses is a first step but not the finish line. Black families can use stocks, residential and commercial property, and insurance plans to create and protect real generational wealth. More Black…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (475+ words) Every child deserves a fair chance to learn, grow, and achieve their dreams. In Texas, millions of brilliant, creative, and hard-working Black children want to become doctors, engineers, artists, and leaders. However, facts show that Black youth face tough challenges…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (389+ words) Black father know the stereotypes: that we do not stay, that we do not provide, that we are not there....