A Word: No More Black Picket Fence
For decades, there has been a stigma attached to remaining unmarried and childless in the Black community, particularly for women. But a growing part of the Black middle class is single, childfree adults. Does the trend threaten the future of the Black family, or is it time to recognize a different model for family life? On today\u2019s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by sociologist Kris Marsh, author of \u201cThe Love Jones Cohort: Single and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class.\u201d\n\nGuest: Kris Marsh, University of Maryland Sociology Professor and author of \u201cThe Love Jones Cohort: Single and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class.\u201d\n\nPodcast production by Ahiyana Angel\n\nYou can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices