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: 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. The same is the case for educated Black men of all incomes. Eighty-five percent of Black male college graduates married Black women. Generally, 88% of married Black men (no matter their income or educational background) have Black wives. This means that interracial marriage should not alone be held responsible for the singleness of Black women. Black Men Don’t Earn as Much as Black Women
Just because Black women are more likely to graduate from college than their male counterparts doesn’t mean that they out-earn Black men.