Look what I just read in Vibe Vixen! The name of the article that this quote comes from is "Ambitions of a Huslter" and it's about the breed of unstoppable, Generation Y, African-American women who thrive on ambition and success.
"In some cases, ambition seems our only choice. For one, black women tend to marry later than white women: 42% of adult African-American women were unmarried in 2000, compared to 22% of adult white women. The median age of marriage in 2002 for black women was 28.1, versus 24.7 for white women."
Can you believe this?! I swore it was the opposite way around! I thought "they" were the ones who pursued years upon years of higher education and started families at the insane age of 42. All of my white friends parents were in their 50s whereas mine were in their 30s during my high school years. This statistic is so odd to me. I guess it's a good thing right? That means we must be pursuing additional education and more robust career opportunities. I should probably read the rest of the article to find out...
Isn't that wild?!
3 comments:
i didn't...everyone of em i know graduated from college and got married and now stay at home...its so much more behind this kind of what i was talking about on the email...it has a lot to do with a lot of other issues and circumstances you feel me...to much to get into in here, but imma do a blog about it...please believe me...
yeah there are a lot of other things to consider. as I continued reading the article, it pointed out that we hold the award for the most single family homes.. which means that single parents have to work harder leaving less time for relationships/marriage. but yes, like you said, there are SO many factors affecting this. it's just taking a huge turn from what i'm used to... not to mention, it's a little scary to hear this if you're looking to get married in your early 20s. it doesn't look like the odds are in your favor. =)
who you telling, i mean 27 and still single, and i "thought" that i would at least be a year or two INTO a marriage by now...feel me...but like for example, a lot of us come from middle family homes where we had to start from scratch without a "trust fund" or "nest egg" to begin with so we were taught to focus on education and building a career, focus on self because our mothers focused on family first so they wanted us to be able to stand on our own, and while we NEEDED to learn those things, we lost out on some other things...like building relationships that are sustainable...that's just a tiny piece of this whole pie....like i said, long discussion...
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