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Black Families Showing Gains?
The New York Times headline "2-Parent Black Families Showing Gains," Wednesday seemed like great news. ( Full disclosure: I am briefly quoted in the article.) After decades of decline, more black kids are finally growing up with their mothers and fathers! Alas, check out the third paragraph ...
Two-Parent Black Families Showing Gains
Two-Parent Black Families Showing Gains
nytimes.com — The number of black children being raised by two parents appears to be edging higher than at... any time in a generation, at nearly 40 percent, according to newly released census data. Demographers said such a trend might be partly attributable to the ... (more) Two-Parent Black Families Showing Gains
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