Robert Cherry – The State of the Black Family

0:00 Bob’s new book, The State of the Black Family: Sixty Years of Tragedies and Failures—and New Initiatives Offering Hope 7:02 Bob: “Liberals have given up” on changing black family dynamics 15:02 Two-parent families are preferable, but single-parent families need help 22:01 Do children help women organize their lives more effectively than men? 29:14 Is community college helping or hurting young black men? 38:38 How Bob thinks police and communities should deter violence 45:42 Work requirements with a human face 56:04 The moderate’s dilemma Recorded May 4, 2023 Links and Readings Bob’s new book, The State of the Black Family: Sixty Years of Tragedies and Failures—and New Initiatives Offering Hope Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s report, The Negro Family: The Case for National Action Herbert Gutman’s book, The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom, 1750-1925 Lawrence Mead’s book, Beyond Entitlement: The Social Obligations of Citizenship Lawrence Mead on TGS

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