How To Marry A Black Man

Author : Ralph Richard Banks
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0452297532
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Is Marriage for White People? written by Ralph Richard Banks and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A distinguished Stanford law professor examines the steep decline in marriage rates among the African American middle class, and offers a paradoxical-nearly incendiary-solution. Black women are three times as likely as white women to never marry. That sobering statistic reflects a broader reality: African Americans are the most unmarried people in our nation, and contrary to public perception the racial gap in marriage is not confined to women or the poor. Black men, particularly the most successful and affluent, are less likely to marry than their white counterparts. College educated black women are twice as likely as their white peers never to marry. Is Marriage for White People? is the first book to illuminate the many facets of the African American marriage decline and its implications for American society. The book explains the social and economic forces that have undermined marriage for African Americans and that shape everyone's lives. It distills the best available research to trace the black marriage decline's far reaching consequences, including the disproportionate likelihood of abortion, sexually transmitted diseases, single parenthood, same sex relationships, polygamous relationships, and celibacy among black women. This book centers on the experiences not of men or of the poor but of those black women who have surged ahead, even as black men have fallen behind. Theirs is a story that has not been told. Empirical evidence documents its social significance, but its meaning emerges through stories drawn from the lives of women across the nation. Is Marriage for White People? frames the stark predicament that millions of black women now face: marry down or marry out. At the core of the inquiry is a paradox substantiated by evidence and experience alike: If more black women married white men, then more black men and women would marry each other. This book not only sits at the intersection of two large and well- established markets-race and marriage-it responds to yearnings that are widespread and deep in American society. The African American marriage decline is a secret in plain view about which people want to know more, intertwining as it does two of the most vexing issues in contemporary society. The fact that the most prominent family in our nation is now an African American couple only intensifies the interest, and the market. A book that entertains as it informs, Is Marriage for White People? will be the definitive guide to one of the most monumental social developments of the past half century.

Author : Monique Jellerette DeJongh
Publisher : Doubleday Books
ISBN 13 : 9780385482462
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Marry a Black Man written by Monique Jellerette DeJongh and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ten of Monique and Cassandra's twenty-five tips... 1. Get your act togetha, so when you finally do meet Mr. Right, he can't resist you. 2. Smile and say "hello" to every Black man you see. 3. Forgive old lovers and make peace with them. 4. Tell everyone you know that you're looking for a husband. 5. Go on as may blind dates as possible. 6. Date men who are not your "type"--you may be pleasantly surprised. 7. If you ask a man a series of questions within the first five minutes of meeting him, he'll tell you almost anything you want to know. After that he clams up and won't tell you a thing. 8. If you realize right away he is someone you don't like but does have an interesting job or hobby, he may have a friend who's perfect for you. 9. If he's available and you like him, don't hesitate to let him know. 10. Dress conservatively. If you attract him with your body, how are you going to keep him with your mind? About six years ago, on the eve of her thirtieth birthday, Monique Jellerette was desperate to get married, but couldn't seem to find the right man. A married friend, Cassandra, offered some solid (albeit unsolicited) advice. Monique, determined to do it her own way, suffered through a few more dates from Hell before she realized Cassandra's tips might make sense. So she started putting Cassandra's suggestions to work, made up a few tricks of her own, and devised a plan of action...Six months later Monique met and married Bob and became Mrs. Monique Jellerette deJongh! Now, in How to Marry a Black Man, Mrs. Monique Jellerette deJongh and Mrs. Cassandra Marshall Cato-Louis share their secrets with women everywhere. Based on Monique andCassandra's proven techniques, and coupled with the results of all-male focus groups on what Black men are really looking for in a prospective mate, How to Marry a Black Man is part manual/journal and part workbook, and delivers the goods on how to master the dating game and find a husband.

Author : Cheryl Yvette Judice
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interracial Marriages Between Black Women and White Men written by Cheryl Yvette Judice and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interracial marriages between African Americans and Caucasian Americans in the United States are the least common of all interracial marriages, with marriages between black women and white men being the less frequent of the two combinations. Since the 1990s, however, increasing numbers of black women have been marrying white men. This book examines the dynamics of race, social class and marriage in contemporary American society specifically with respect to marriages between African Americans and Caucasian Americans, comparing and contrasting the experiences of couples in both intermarriage patterns. Despite being the focus of extensive sociological and psychological research during the latter half of the twentieth century, most research on black-white intermarriage focused on African American men who married white women. Sociological research focused on the deviant nature of these marriages while psychological research focused on various pathologies attributed to couples who crossed the color line to marry. Little research was directed towards marriages between African American women and white men with even less attention given to delineating differences in the two black-white marital pairings. As marriages between African American women and white men have become more common, it is important to understand why this trend has emerged and how this marriage type differs from the more prevalent African American man, white woman marriage combination. This book is one of the first published on interracial marriages which focuses specifically on marriages between African American women and Caucasian American men in contemporary America. The author examines the historical, social, and legal contexts from which these marriages emerged while demonstrating how the race and sex of each partner is important to understanding how the marriage is socially experienced. Interracial Marriages Between Black women and White Men is an important book for collections in African American studies, sociology, and racial studies.

Author : Artimus Quick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781070825786
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why a Black Man Should Marry a White Women written by Artimus Quick and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-29 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why should a black man marry a white woman? This question is truly a reflection of the state of disfunction each black person experiences in the American social landscape. It defines why we hate ourselves so much. Who we are as a people, what our group behaviors display, and how we perceive one another are all affected by our own self perceptions. Do you look at yourself through the critical lens of a white person?Can you ever really love anyone if you don't love yourself?How can we find acceptance from within and add value to our relationships?This book seeks to define the scenarios where blacks fail each other daily and how each interaction can leave lasting detrimental effects which repeatedly cycle throughout the community.Should interracial relationships even happen? Does this question even matter if both the men and women of color don't wholeheartedly find value in themselves? Frankly put, if there is any hope for the future in the African American community, black men must learn a new level of accountability, commitment, and strength. If not, the answer is simple,A Black Man MUST Marry A White Women...Topics Include:Single mother homes Young black men in America, Aspiring single women, Light skin vs Dark skin women of color, Black men in the workplace, Interracial relationships, Black on Black crime

Author : Rajen Persaud
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416595422
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Black Men Love White Women written by Rajen Persaud and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-03-03 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A provocative, candid study of the romantic relationships between white women and black men offers a psychological explanation for the phenomenon, as well as analyzing the influence of the entertainment industry, exposing stereotypes, and assessing the global implications of black and white relationships.

Author : Tera W. Hunter
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674979249
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bound in Wedlock written by Tera W. Hunter and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Stone Book Award, Museum of African American History Winner of the Joan Kelly Memorial Prize Winner of the Littleton-Griswold Prize Winner of the Mary Nickliss Prize Winner of the Willie Lee Rose Prize Americans have long viewed marriage between a white man and a white woman as a sacred union. But marriages between African Americans have seldom been treated with the same reverence. This discriminatory legacy traces back to centuries of slavery, when the overwhelming majority of black married couples were bound in servitude as well as wedlock, but it does not end there. Bound in Wedlock is the first comprehensive history of African American marriage in the nineteenth century. Drawing from plantation records, legal documents, and personal family papers, it reveals the many creative ways enslaved couples found to upend white Christian ideas of marriage. “A remarkable book... Hunter has harvested stories of human resilience from the cruelest of soils... An impeccably crafted testament to the African-Americans whose ingenuity, steadfast love and hard-nosed determination protected black family life under the most trying of circumstances.” —Wall Street Journal “In this brilliantly researched book, Hunter examines the experiences of slave marriages as well as the marriages of free blacks.” —Vibe “A groundbreaking history... Illuminates the complex and flexible character of black intimacy and kinship and the precariousness of marriage in the context of racial and economic inequality. It is a brilliant book.” —Saidiya Hartman, author of Lose Your Mother

Author : Kellina Craig-Henderson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351321749
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Men in Interracial Relationships written by Kellina Craig-Henderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is it that successful black men--black men who are "at the top of their game" in the arts, entertainment, politics and athletics--are four times as apt to be married to or dating a woman who is not an African American than they were only thirty years ago? And why are twice as many black men involved in interracial relationships as black women? In addition to their celebrity status, which includes widespread popularity and wealth, black men from Charles Barkley to James Earl Jones to Russell Simmons to Bryant Gumbel share something else in common; something that also characterizes the experiences of more than 250,000 less well-known black men in the United States. They happen to be involved in interracial intimate relationships. Less than fifty years ago such relationships were next to impossible, leading to severe social sanctions. The fact that this is no longer the case is concrete evidence of changes in the quality and character of contemporary race relations. Drawing on her own observations, and her examination of the responses of a small, diverse group of black men who date (in some cases exclusively), have sexual relations with, and marry women who are not of African descent, the book provides insight into the continuing ways that race and ethnic status affect the choices people make in their lives. Until this book, though, these types of relationships have received scant serious attention. Craig-Henderson forthrightly addresses the taboo, interspersing analysis with verbatim accounts from black men involved in such relationships. Grounded in serious research, interviews, and analysis of census data, Black Men in Interracial Relationships examines why such relationships appear to be so popular among black male elites. In the process, the author unravels the mystery behind the apparent absence of black women in black men's lives. It will be of interest to specialists in race, gender, family, and sexual issues, and appropriate for courses in these areas. It is also highly readable and thought-provoking for the general public, who will find its observations and findings fascinating.

Author : Gabriel Woodhouse
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1546221956
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Black Men Jump the Fence? written by Gabriel Woodhouse and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventy percent of black women are unmarried and are twice as likely as white women to remain unwed. Of those who do marry, black women more likely to marry down as black women in college outnumber black men to 2:1. Black women are also impacted by the insurgence of interracial marriages. In 2015, for instance, newlywed intermarriages for black men were 24 percent compared to 12 percent for black women. Through interviews, this book explores the reasons African American men chose to date or marry white women and other women outside of their race. With some advice from a matchmaker, minister, and African American men, the book will benefit women who are seeking to improve their relationships with their mates and find their happiness in life. It is my hope that the book will inspire black women and women of all races and nationalities to date whomever they choose without compromising their lifestyles or standards to do so.

Author : Jeff Brandon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781798161852
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Date and Marry the Right Black Woman written by Jeff Brandon and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hi, I'm Jeff Brandon. I'm going to take you on a fun journey through my interracial dating experiences with black women. If you're a white man thinking of dating a black woman for the first time, you shouldn't jump into it without getting valuable insight on the subject first. This book will give you that insight! I'll teach you how to navigate your way through the wrong ones and get you on the fastest track to the right one for a successful interracial relationship. After reading, you'll know which black women to pursue, which ones to avoid, and which one to marry!

Author : Nazaree Hines-Starr
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781490341972
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Every Black Woman Should Marry a Jewish Man written by Nazaree Hines-Starr and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A refreshing easy read with a thought-provoking , unique perspective. Exploration of why Jewish men are compatible with professional African-American women and young thriving Caucasian females. This controversial work also contains, heartfelt poetry, practical dating and relationship dating advice as well as an eye-opening view into the Jewish culture and its positive affect on family life and romantic relationships. Throughout the book, reasons are provided why Jewish men make fantasic lovers, husbands and fathers. Overall, finding Mr.Right is not a one size fits all and involves a multi-prong approach. One must date with quality in mind, be open to interracial dating, observe good dating etiquette, be willing to try different dating methods, address any personality issues that may be acting as an obstacle to you interacting with Mr.Right, and apply faith in dating. It is my wish that every woman finds her "Prince Charming" and every man becomes "Prince Charming." I would also like to see us jumpstart meaningful programs to improve the lives of all of our children.