The Black Love Problem (Patreon)

This short rant video was inspired by a comment left on my channel that is a typical one I receive. How have black relationships changed over time-- and how are modern black relationships a reflection of politics? And why am I, a historian, tackling this topic?!  Happy Black Love Day, Valentine's Day, and Black History Month. 

Sources and Further Reading (In addition to the source lists for videos I list in this video) 

• https://thenewjournalandguide.com/naomis-advice-dont-let-yourself-be-made-a-fool-of/
• https://thenewjournalandguide.com/naomi-to-married-women-be-grateful-and-dont-expect-too-much/
• https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/25/black-u-s-podcast-listeners-choose-distinct-topics-have-different-reasons-for-listening-than-other-groups/
• https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/02/08/for-valentines-day-5-facts-about-single-americans/
• https://www.npr.org/2022/10/18/1129735948/black-vets-were-excluded-from-gi-bill-benefits-a-bill-in-congress-aims-to-fix-th
• https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/03/08/black-americans-view-capitalism-more-negatively-than-positively-but-express-hope-in-black-businesses/
• https://www.vox.com/culture/23978325/dating-advice-shera-seven-tiktok-sprinkle-sprinkle
• https://books.google.com/books?id=H83fdbySIQwC&pg=PA31&dq=black+love&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiUzs3KqpOEAxXRvokEHSCCBTAQ6AF6BAgLEAI#v=onepage&q=black%20love&f=false
• https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/11/style/what-is-black-love-today.html
• https://news.emory.edu/stories/2020/10/er_black_women_black_love_stewart/campus.html
• https://jbhe.com/2022/11/the-significant-racial-gap-in-marriage-rates-in-the-united-states/#:~:text=New%20data%20from%20the%20U.S.,percent%20of%20the%20Black%20population.
  https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/powerofblackselflove/
• https://oatlands.org/celebrating-an-african-american-wedding/
• https://medium.com/@michaelhenryadams/the-ways-we-wed-100-years-of-black-love-courtship-and-marriage-in-pictures-9d4aa2912d6b
• https://www.josephbellows.com/artists/leon-borensztein
• https://journalism-history.org/2022/06/27/diversity-essay-the-womens-pages-at-american-black-newspapers/
• https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/05/princess-mysteria-radical-advice-1920s 
• https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2019/mens-fertility.html
• https://www.fatherhood.gov/sites/default/files/resource_files/e000001597.pdf
• https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/conservative-right-wing-men-progressive-women-b2488939.html
• DEPICTIONS OF BLACK LOVE IN EBONY MAGAZINE Alexandra Odom