Black Americans mostly left behind by progress since Dr. King’s death
▻http://theconversation.com/black-americans-mostly-left-behind-by-progress-since-dr-kings-death
Another troubling aspect about black social progress – or should I say the lack thereof – is how many black families are headed by single women. In the 1960s, unmarried women were the main breadwinners for 20 percent of households. In recent years, the percentage has risen as high as 72 percent.
This is important, but not because of some outmoded sexist ideal of the family. In the U.S., as across the Americas, there’s a powerful connection between poverty and female-headed households.
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