Title: Black Marriage: Four Myths Busted by the Facts
Headings: The Top 4 Myths About Black Marriage
The Top 4 Myths About Black Marriage
Black Women Don’t Marry
Educated Black Women Have It Harder
Rich Black Men Marry Out
Black Men Don’t Earn as Much as Black Women

Content: What’s more, Black women who finish college actually improve their chances of marrying rather than lower them. “Among Black women, 70% of college graduates are married by 40, whereas only about 60% of Black high school graduates are married by that age,” Tara Parker-Pope of The New York Times reported. The same trend is at play for Black men. In 2008, 76% of Black men with a college degree married by age 40. In contrast, only 63% of Black men with just a high school diploma tied the knot. So education increases the likelihood of marriage for both Black men and women. Also, Toldson points out that Black women with college degrees are more likely to marry than White female high school dropouts. Rich Black Men Marry Out
Black men drop Black women as soon as they reach a certain level of success, don’t they? While plenty of rap stars, athletes and musicians may choose to date or marry interracially when they achieve fame, the same is not true for the bulk of successful Black men. By analyzing census data, Toldson and Marks found that 83% of married Black men who earned at least $100,000 annually got hitched to Black women.