I care

Currently only 34 percent of African-American women are married (versus 57 percent of white women), and nearly half of their unions end by the tenth year.
Black women are less likely to marry than whites, Hispanics and even black men, according to Essence Magazine, (August 2005, Robin D. Stone). By the age of 30, only 52 percent of black women will be married compared to 77 percent of Hispanic women and 81 percent of white women. By 40, black women are 5 times more likely to single than white women. Given this fact, how do single black women over the age of 30, feel?
I must say, as I work on this book (I’m not giving out the title yet…), I am honored by the amount of sistah’s that have agreed to participate (I STILL NEED MORE:-). I listen to their joy of not being married, to concern; to hurt and anger…all in all, being a single sistah, over 30, is a process…. The question I always get is…why am I writing this book? Why do I care? Well, I DO care, and I want to do this because I care. I care for many reasons because I wonder if I were to have another child and this is a girl, what about her future??? I look at my close friends and family and some have been so gracious to share their deepest and most sacred moments of not being married…and I care. And then there have been those who just don’t care and have never cared… and I wonder...; I wonder if I were to bring the stories of those that are hurting with those that don’t care, maybe…just maybe…it can create a balance and heal just “one” soul. Maybe, just maybe…it can bring awareness and prevent the emotional turmoil of a precious soul. What do I mean…if you were to listen to someone’s experience (e.g. a bad dating experience) or listen to their advice, maybe you won’t have to walk down the same path and you can avoid the emotional pain and anguish. Just a thought…