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State of the Black Family 2007
Online Panel Discussion


Marriage & Parenting

Welcome to our second annual State of the Black Family Online Forum. This year we are focusing on the issues of marriage and parenting. Listen in as our panelists discuss the latest research and resources for parents and families. Then share your thoughts on our discussion board.

The BIG question of the week...
Why Aren't More Black Folks Getting Married?
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Click Here for Last Year's Online Panel Discussion...
  Black Family DataSheet
Click on the photo or name to be directed to the panelist's remarks

Join the Discussion!
Black History Page

Marriage
Dr. Lorraine Blackman

Parenting
Sharlonda Buckman

Marriage
Tammy Greer Brown

Fatherhood/Parenting
Dr. Harold Davis

Dr. Lorraine C. Blackman
Professor, Indiana University
Director, African American Family Life Education Program

http://AAFLE.org
Sharlonda Buckman
Executive Director
Detroit Parent Network
Detroit, Michigan
http://DetroitParentNetwork.org
Tammy Greer-Brown
Executive Director
Celebrating Real Family Life
Staten Island, New York
http://www.CRFL.org

Dr. Harold Davis
Executive Director
TALKS Mentoring Program
Champaign, Illinois
www.talksmentoring.org


QUESTIONS:

Marriage: What's the Hype?

What's the Latest Research?

What are the benefits of Marriage?

QUESTIONS:

What's are the challenges facing parent-child relationships?

In what way can public policy or community programming be hlelpful in alleviating these challenges?


What can individuals do to become better parents?

QUESTIONS:

What are some of the challenges facing marriages today?

How did the CRFL come about?

What initiatives are you instituting to help marriages?


QUESTIONS:

What are the key challenges facing fathers?

Why do we seem to place less value on fathers and fatherhood?

What is the solution?
   
   
Did You Know?
African-Americans in the U.S. have the highest divorce rate, the lowest marriage rate
and the highest rate of out-of-wedlock births?

Family...We've got work to do!

CLICK HERE for more data on the black family...

What are YOUR thoughts? Discuss this topic in our forum...

 

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