[Lady of Pearl]

I was just having a conversation with someone about the rate of Divorce within the African American Community and the effect it has on children's performance in school, and how the home contributes to or impacts academic performance. So, what has happened to the BLACK FAMILY! There are more single mothers and absentee fathers which affect the children. Is marriage and the BLACK FAMILY obsolete as we once have known it. In response to the article single parent households are prone to poverty as a result of women earning less income than men. The answer would be for those women to create a life and income for themselves before bringing another life into the world as my Mom would say Make a life for yourself before you bring one into the world! Preaching to the choir I know!