Post by Rare_Commodity on Sept 4, 2011 17:57:37 GMT -5
The book “Is Marriage For White People?” talks about some things that some of us black women are a part of. My friend calls it the the N.I.P. (Nikka Improvement Program).Below is an excerpt from the book. What are your thoughts...
"“Part of the answer lies in the gender imbalance within the black community — where two African American women graduate from college for every one African American male. Despite this imbalance, there is still enormous social pressure on black women to only marry black men — to “sustain” the race and build strong black families. And this means marrying black men even if they are less educated or earn less money. In short, no matter the personal cost, black woman are encourage to marry “down” before they marry “out,” Banks said"
www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/09/03/is-marriage-for-white-people/
healthland.time.com/2011/08/31/is-marriage-for-white-people/
"“Part of the answer lies in the gender imbalance within the black community — where two African American women graduate from college for every one African American male. Despite this imbalance, there is still enormous social pressure on black women to only marry black men — to “sustain” the race and build strong black families. And this means marrying black men even if they are less educated or earn less money. In short, no matter the personal cost, black woman are encourage to marry “down” before they marry “out,” Banks said"
www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/09/03/is-marriage-for-white-people/
healthland.time.com/2011/08/31/is-marriage-for-white-people/
