- Jun 8, 2004
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In the United States, the institution of marriage appears more to make women the benefiiciary...
As marriage in this country is a European thang, African folk have opted to put together our own unions in our own ways, and that was related to our economic plight, as well as a rejection of things European...
This worked to a great extent in the time when our men and women stayed together in common-law unions, but has become a disaster area for African Americans in the last 40 some odd years, because one of the GREAT benefits of being married, and staying married, is 2 salaries are better than one... 2 salaries enabled our parents to buy their homes, and for some to start their own businesses... This is a too often overlooked aspect of how other groups succeed in these areas, and where we lag behind... Of course, this aint no Black Thang thread, so forgive me for going there(smile!)
Peace!
Isaiah
As marriage in this country is a European thang, African folk have opted to put together our own unions in our own ways, and that was related to our economic plight, as well as a rejection of things European...
This worked to a great extent in the time when our men and women stayed together in common-law unions, but has become a disaster area for African Americans in the last 40 some odd years, because one of the GREAT benefits of being married, and staying married, is 2 salaries are better than one... 2 salaries enabled our parents to buy their homes, and for some to start their own businesses... This is a too often overlooked aspect of how other groups succeed in these areas, and where we lag behind... Of course, this aint no Black Thang thread, so forgive me for going there(smile!)
Peace!
Isaiah