Is this stat true.... Black couples have the highest divorce rates in the US this year at 30.8%

[Phitz]

Source: NCFMR Analysis of American Community Survey, 1-year estimates, 2021 (IPUMS-USA)
First Divorce Rate by Race, Ethnicity, and Nativity for Males and Females

In 2021, Black females and Black males experienced the highest first divorce rates (24.5 and 22.6, respectively).

Asian males and females had the lowest first divorce rates (7.7 and 8.3, respectively).
While most females had higher first divorce rates than their same race/ethnic male counterparts, this was not the case among those categorized as “Other,” for whom the first divorce rate for males was 16.4 and for females it was 14.6.

Native-born males and females have higher first divorce rates than their native counterparts (see Figure 4). This was the case for each racial/ethnic group examined, except among Black males for whom the first divorce rate of foreign-born males was higher than that of native-born males (25.7 versus 24.0, not shown).
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Divorce rates in the United States vary by race and sex. Here are some federal statistics on divorce rates by race:
Black

In 2021, Black females had the highest first divorce rate at 24.5, and Black males had the second highest at 22.6. Black women also have the highest divorce rate overall, at 38.9% who have ever been divorced, compared to 35.6% of White, non-Hispanic women, 27.3% of Hispanic or Latino women, and 13.9% of Asian women.

Asian

Asian men and women have the lowest divorce rates, with 11.4% and 13.9% who have ever been divorced, respectively. Asian women also have the lowest divorce rate among those currently married and in their first marriage in 2016.

White

White women have a divorce rate of 35.6% who have ever been divorced, and White men have a divorce rate of 35% who have ever been divorced.

Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic or Latino women have a divorce rate of 27.3% who have ever been divorced, and Hispanic or Latino men have a divorce rate of 26.1% who have ever been divorced

So they're saying no matter what race black women marry, there is a high chance of divorce right now?

Imagine chaplipped alley posters were promoting the opposite on here on the coli

 

[Shadow King]

Black folks have become individualist and the whole it’s about me it’s about my dreams its about what i want

U can see it simply in the neighborhoods, social media, message boards, etc etc

Black men/ black women are done when it comes to unity

This is American society at large...

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Many Black ppl 50 and under have been greatly influenced by music. Mainly rap, which RARELY promotes marriage, just shyt like

Hard dîck and bubble gum
6:15 and I'm kicking her out
You don't need a ring to be my wife
You so crazy. I think I wanna have your baby


The list goes on and on.

Influence of social media makes it no better

 

[folasade]

Divorce rates are higher amongst lower income people, given the proportion of black folks in lower income levels, I believe that plays a part. I believe the centuries of broken homes from slavery thru Jim Crow plays a part in it. And more recently, the imbalance between educational achievement between black men and women has likely played into it. Seems we just got more shyt stacked against us

This is most likely the case. Most people divorce for financial reasons and tend to marry on the same socioeconomic level. The lack of financial security leads to debt, mental health issues, abuse, poor physical health, instability with housing and can cause unnecessary conflict. The added stress also factors into it. People with families with financial means will sometimes marry for reasons other than love due the financial benefits of being married, especially to someone of the same background so the value of marriage becomes more important.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

If you about your business you really shouldn't give a shyt. There's no helping folks.


People will continue to lie or call you a c00n because they can't handle the truth. I say let them be miserable and drown.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Many Black ppl 50 and under have been greatly influenced by music. Mainly rap, which RARELY promotes marriage, just shyt like

Hard dîck and bubble gum
6:15 and I'm kicking her out
You don't need a ring to be my wife
You so crazy. I think I wanna have your baby


The list goes on and on.

Influence of social media makes it no better

If folks follow social media, they deserve to be miserable.

 

[klutch2381]

I mean, yea? Let’s keep it a bean. Most black men don’t want to get married because of the fear of having to give up half of the non existent millions they have and wanna fukk around with a lot of women.

Most black women these days don’t wanna get married because they don’t really respect black men and wanna turn up and be able to do single shyt and not be tied down. If there was a surge in marriages I’m sure things would be different but I don’t see that happening anytime soon.

You’re like half-right. Most black women do want to get married.

Most African American men—do not value marriage as an institution—nor do we value it to the same extent that other racial demographics of men do. Anecdotally, this is the home of GMB, right? We can talk about the mechanisms of this, historical exclusion, etc., but the reality of it all is that men are gatekeepers of marriage, and African American men are less marriage minded than Latino men, white men, Asian men, et al. Some of you all don’t want to hear that, but it’s 1000% the truth. There is hella empirical data and a robust scholarship supporting this notion.

Now, some scholars argue that marriage as an institution in racist, which is why black men have a general avoidance of it (Dedric Williams)—but they don’t even argue that black men are equally marriage minded when juxtaposed to other groups of men. They attempt to express a causation for why African American men do not marry. There’s also work by scholars like Dianne Stewart (Black Women, Black Love: America’s War on African American Marriage) that try to capture all the external factors that have led us to this point, but she doesn’t argue everything is cool. We clearly have a pronounced marital commitment issue.

When people talk about this they’re called c00ns, though. That dude that wrote that book, “Is Marriage for White People?” got killed for it. Yet, marriage is for white people—in reality. I’m working on research in this area right now, so I’m heavily invested in the data, literature, etc.

 

[Neuromancer]

Couple days ago.

What'd I miss?​

Not much the place was crazy during the battle but other than that it's been same ol song.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Smart people prevail, get resourceful and do what it takes breh.

There are graduates right now that are setting themselves up pretty while everyone else got a doomer mentality.

Not everyone is going to sit around, sulk and accept it.

 

[High Art]

Most African American men—do not value marriage as an institution—nor do we value it to the same extent that other racial demographics of men do. Anecdotally, this is the home of GMB, right? We can talk about the mechanisms of this, historical exclusion, etc., but the reality of it all is that men are gatekeepers of marriage, and African American men are less marriage minded than Latino men, white men, Asian men, et al. Some of you all don’t want to hear that, but it’s 1000% the truth. There is hella empirical data and a robust scholarship supporting this notion.

No. What you have are trends in a racist society that rarely, if ever, account for actual causation. Any attempt at causation is generally conjecture. Post proof that shows actual causation instead of mere and easily misconstrued correlations.

That doesn't even get into how much of this doesn't even bother to offer up solutions.

 

[ajnapoleon]

Woman=take me as I am also I can change my mind at any time and take half and your not a real man if you don’t agree

Men= what?

 

[ViShawn]

Many Black ppl 50 and under have been greatly influenced by music. Mainly rap, which RARELY promotes marriage, just shyt like

Hard dîck and bubble gum
6:15 and I'm kicking her out
You don't need a ring to be my wife
You so crazy. I think I wanna have your baby


The list goes on and on.

Influence of social media makes it no better

Gotta be honest. I love rap/hip-hop but over the years I've been reconsidering my relationship with the culture

 

[ajnapoleon]

All that podcast, YouTube, ___pill, internet mommies, and daddies babble didn’t help.

Nah we need to keep men in the dark and continue the decades of woman talking down on men in

Movies
Music
Commercials
Tv
Etc…

Can’t have men waking up it will destroy society


Gotta have the men in the dark it’s the only way


Right?

 

[Jaguar93]

Nah we need to keep men in the dark and continue the decades of woman talking down on men in

Movies
Music
Commercials
Tv
Etc…

Can’t have men waking up it will destroy society


Gotta have the men in the dark it’s the only way


Right?

wtf are u talking about lol? Where did I say that black men should keep their opinions in the dark?

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

A lot of BM still operate like single men while married. A lot of BW prioritize height and swag over character and integrity when choosing partners. Combine both and unfortunately none of this is really surprising.

LOOKS MATTER

Your character and values aren’t getting her wet!