Fascinating—and very brave! Banks stays up close and personal as he surveys the brambly landscape of marriage prospects for accomplished African American women, bringing into view rarely-seen prides, longings, prejudices, and sometimes unexpected choices. Banks’ probing examination makes a gripping … Continue reading
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Rick Banks names those challenges which face the black family in America, and he does it without wincing. He directs his gaze primarily at the profound sex-ratio problem in the black community, where there are considerably more women than men. … Continue reading
Professor Banks has tackled one of the most important issues facing the black community—the decline of the nuclear family. Richly illustrated and fully referenced this book is a must read for anyone who wants to grasp more fully the significance … Continue reading
In ‘Is Marriage for White People?’ Rick Banks tackles one of the most troubling and sensitive topics in American race relations—the relatively low marriage rate among African-Americans and black women in particular—with nuance, sensitivity and courage. Using a series of … Continue reading
Professor Banks’ exploration of plummeting marriage rates among African Americans, particularly black women, is learned and unflinching, careful but provocative. He unabashedly explores the touchiest issues pertinent to African American romantic intimacies, including among many blacks a lingering preference for … Continue reading
I am almost never speak on the family without mentioning Rick Banks’ book. It is an unflinching look at what has happened to the marital prospects of middle class African-American women whose achievements outpace those of the men around them. … Continue reading
This refreshingly honest, highly accessible inquiry into how the black-white color line affects the dynamics of marriage in the United States should generate the forthright public discussion that this topic richly deserves but rarely receives. Banks alternates between clinical detachment … Continue reading
Read Banks’ masterful overview of research about why more African Americans aren’t married. Many women are left single, he concludes, not only because there aren’t enough men, but also because the good male prospects don’t have to marry. He reaches … Continue reading
In this important book Professor Banks articulates a solution to address the decline in marriage among Blacks. His research, scholarship, reasoning, and writing are first-rate and although his solution to the marriage gap between blacks and whites is likely to … Continue reading
This path breaking book sheds new light on longstanding concerns about the intersections of race and gender inequality in structuring family life. An indispensible read for anyone who wants to understand the challenges facing African American couples and their broader … Continue reading