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Published: May 20, 2021, 3:51 p.m.

While 74.3 percent of all White children below the age of 18 live with both parents, only 38.7 percent of African-American minors can say the same. Instead, more than one-third of all Black children in the United States under the age of 18 live with unmarried mothers\u2014compared to 6.5 percent of White children. 57% of millennial parents had at least one child out of wedlock. 64% of millennial moms reported at least one birth out of wedlock and 40% of babies born in the United States were born to an unmarried mom. Let's indulge the various reasons why. 

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Resources:

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How to support BLM: https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/how-to-support-black-lives-matter

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Black mental health resources: https://twitter.com/testtubeplush/status/1337231680679993344

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Therapy Sources: Primary Care Physician, IG: @Betterhelp, Employee assistance programs and therapyforblackgirls.com

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OTHER LINKS:

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https://www.wealthysinglemommy.com/single-mom-statistics/#single-mom-statistics

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https://afro.com/census-bureau-higher-percentage-black-children-live-single-mothers/

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https://www.actrochester.org/children-youth/single-parent-families-by-race-ethnicity

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Production Notes:

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Produced by Dolapo of the "Terminal 234" podcast

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Edited by Host: Sandra [IG: coitraveler]

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Co-Host #1: Annabelle [IG: msjudy_1028]

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Tentative Co-Host #2: Doyin [IG: msdoyinjay]

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