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Black marriage has been a topic much in the news lately, notes Stephanie Robinson.
 
 
Over the years, I’ve talked about black relationships a lot. I keep coming back to it because relationships are the base of strength in our community. Marriage. Family.In fact, the reason why the impact of slavery is still so real for us today is because of its decimation of our families.I bring this up again because black marriage has been a topic much in the news lately – rumors about Kobe and Vanessa Bryant, the media rehashing of Whitney and Bobby Brown’s troubled union, the on and off divorce of Bishop Eddie and Vanessa Long, just to name a few. A good number of scholars have repeatedly talked about a marriage crisis in our community, with many people opting to remain single and increased divorce rates.

This has been a topic of real concern to me because if marriage and family are the basis of our strength, then what does it say about the health of our community?

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