- 7 out of 10 Black children are born out of wedlock
- Of these, 66% are absent a full-time father in the home
- 80% of African-Americans can expect to spend a "significant portion" of their childhoods living without their biological father
- Black children are 9x more likely than White children to have an incarcerated parent
- A Black child was more likely to live with both parents during slavery days than they are today
- 1/3 of the U.S. correctional system consists of Black males ages 20-29
- 1/3 of U.S. AIDS cases are Black males
- The leading cause of death for Black males ages 15-24 is homicide
Black Marriages
- The number of married Black couples is half the number of married White couples
- Blacks are less likely to be married than any other ethnic group
34% of Black families are headed by married couples as opposed to 82% of White families
- 50-65% of first marriages end within 15 years
- 65% of children whose parents divorce have poor relationships with their fathers
- 25% of children from divorced or separated families have serious social or emotional problems
- 63% of American children grow up with both biological parents in the home--the lowest rate in the Western world
- One in four American adults aged 18 or over are divorced
- 60-80% of marriages will experience infidelity by one or both partners
Remarriages & Family
- Of the 50%+ of first marriages that end, 75% of the divorcing partners will remarry
- 60-80% of those second and subsequent marriages will end in divorce
- 2 out of 3 stepfamilies will "fail"
- Children with stepfathers are 3x more likely to be abused
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