For decades, research has shown a strong link between high numbers of single-parent households and the disadvantages faced by Black Americans. Harvard sociologist Christina Cross is challenging this ...
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The big myth about why Black kids can’t get ahead
Our society has actively promoted two-parent families for decades, but today we’re in a particularly intense moment. We have books getting published like Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the ...
Christina Cross joins Lake Effect's Joy Powers to discuss her new book Inherited Inequality. The nuclear family is often thought of as a pillar of American achievement. Through both rhetoric and ...
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Why Black Families Fall Through the Safety Net
It’s no secret that America relies on the family to solve many of our most pressing problems. Throughout the opioid epidemic, grandparents and other relatives have been called upon to care for ...
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