"Black People Don't Get Married..." was the remark made to Indiana University professor, Lorraine Blackman when she first ventured into marriage and family education and research. While that was an untrue statement, it is true that Black individuals have the lowest marriage rate, the highest divorce rate and the highest rate of out-of-wedlock births. You can help us explore this phenomenon and find solutions.
Why aren't more black couples getting married? We want to know your opinion. Let us know what you think on the Keeping Family First online discussion board.
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 Detroit, MI – Keeping Family First Online Magazine (http://KeepingFamilyFirst.org) ushers in its 2nd Anniversary Issue with the second annual State of the Black Family online forum, featuring marriage and family practitioners, and an exclusive interview with radio and television broadcaster, Tavis Smiley.
Featured throughout the month of February, the State of the Black Family online forum incorporates written, audio and visual elements along with an online discussion forum, to examine issues affecting the black family. Readers can listen to audio interviews of the panelists, peruse interesting facts and figures on the Black Family Datasheet, and exchange ideas on the site’s discussion board.
The focus of the 2007 forum is marriage and parenting. Panelists include: African American Family Life Education Institute founder, Dr. Lorraine Blackman of Indiana; Celebrating Real Family Life founder, Tammy Greer Brown of New York; Detroit Parent Network executive director, Sharlonda Buckman; and TALKS Mentoring Program founder, Dr. Harold Davis of Illinois.
Anita S. Lane, founder and executive editor of Keeping Family First online magazine, says the purpose of the annual State of the Black Family online forum is to explore the challenges facing the black family and provide readers with information and resources that help strengthen the family. Lane, who holds a masters degree in public policy from the University of Michigan states, “The black community has come a long way in many regards, yet we have a lot of serious issues to address—and at the core is the family.”
Founded in January 2005, Keeping Family First (KFF) is an online community of moms and dads who are dedicated to building strong families. The first of its kind on the web, KFF offers solutions-oriented articles, inspirational interviews and resources for the family, home, work and leisure needs of today's modern mom and dad.
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