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African-American Families

Actors Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells, Bebe Wood (foreground), Georgia King and NeNe Leakes

Where is the black 'New Normal' family in primetime?

Lori L. Tharps
OPINION - It is absolutely wonderful that sitcoms like 'The New Normal' are expanding the definition of the nuclear family; yet, they are completely ignoring the fact that black people are leading the way in this revolution...
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Black daughter being scolded by African-American mother

Are blacks ignoring the negative research on spanking?

Kirsten West-Savali
CLUTCH - I have been waiting, patiently, for someone to give me one reason — other than the immediate gratification of getting a child to stop in that moment and 'police won’t beat them' — that proves hitting children as a form of discipline is effective...
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