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The news is not good for black women when it comes to finding a partner. Where not long ago there were roughly two married women to every single woman, those numbers have gradually reversed over the past few decades—now, more than 60 percent of black women have either never married or are... read more

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OUR SITUATION EVOLVED SOMETHING LIKE THIS: A little girl grew up protected and provided for by her father, nurtured and advised by her mother, and held to certain standards by the community.

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  1. Deborah Mathis (Author)
 

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