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Black vs. White: who gets custody of the interracial child after a...

Race. The traditional elephant in the room. In so many different contexts. But when it comes to divorce where children are involved, it can be a very big elephant indeed. Race/custody cases have even...

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NEW YORK: Annual Black Marriage Day is this weekend

I was perusing the Los Angeles Times and came across this article about “Black Marriage Day.” I stopped, of course, because I wanted to know more about this. What is Black Marriage Day all about? Then...

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Sandra Bullock adopts a black child – is this in the child’s best interest?

This week in New York, the Asia Society sponsored an event where the issue of international, transracial adoptions was discussed. This week also, People Magazineannounced that Academy Award Winning...

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Do White and Black kids respond differently to parental divorce? If so, which...

There are some studies that suggest that White and Black teens react differently to their parents divorce. Surprisingly, there is some indication that White teens take the divorce harder and have a...

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Black couples & divorce: Why is the divorce rate for Blacks so high in the U.S.?

Why do black couples have such a high rate of divorce and what can be done about this? When I heard, earlier this year, that there was something called “Black Marriage Day” I was completely taken...

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Statistics show that Black men/white women have a higher divorce rate than...

I’ve seen these stories in various forums about the rate of divorce for inter-racial couples, and of course, the black/white dichotomies are much more explosive and interesting and salacious than other...

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Halle Berry’s custody brawl: (A letter to the Oscar Winner with some...

Notwithstanding what we wrote here, or, I should say, in addition to what we wrote here:...

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Herman Cain withdraws from presidential race amid extra-marital affair scandals

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has thrown in the towel, apparently. The Don Juan of the family values party has apparently given up after the latest allegation by a woman named Ginger...

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Michael Jordon finally rebounds from his divorce Juanita and gets engaged to...

His divorce from first wife Juanita Vanoy has been laid to rest since 2006. Finally, after dating for 3 years, the former Bulls champ, Michael Jordan, has popped the question to his girlfriend of 3...

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Marriage Tips from the World’s Longest Married Couple according to Guiness...

Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher are an inspiration to anyone who believes that marriage should be forever. According to the Guiness Book of World Records, they have been married for 85 years and counting!...

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Kardashian girls’ divorce updates

There is much speculation that Kim Kardashian’s premature divorce from husband Kris Humphries may indeed have caused some damage to the Kardashian brand. Forbes is refuting this, but other sources are...

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Heidi Klum is reportedly divorcing hubby of 7 years, Seal – was it the 7 year...

Did Heidi or Seal get the 7 year itch? Just saw that Heidi Klum and Seal were trending on Twitter, so I took a look and discovered that the news is not good. The Project Runaway hottie and her striking...

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Has GOP VP pick, Paul Ryan, ever been divorced?

Well, I’ve heard the news that Paul Ryan had a “black” girlfriend in college. Apparently he said so himself and I was left aghast, not knowing how to process this bit of information. I mean, the fact...

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Halle Berry & Olivier Martinez divorce rumours true or false?

Celebrity divorce news It is not yet a year since Halle Berry married French actor Olivier Martinez in a cozy, private nuptial in the French countryside. But recently, there have been rumours that the...

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NEW YORK: Raymond Felton and Ariane Raymondo settle divorce

Less than two years ago, Ramond and Ariane got married with dreams of living happily ever after. But the couple was probably doomed from the start. In June, Mr Felton was in court on domestic violence...

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Donald Sterling, billionaire Clippers owner, fights wife Shelly Sterling over...

Former divorce lawyer Donald Sterling, nee Donald Tokowitz, is a very interesting fella. The billionaire octogenarian owner of the Los Angeles Clippers - as well as a regular on the Forbes List of...

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WASHINGTON D.C.: Are the Obamas getting divorced?

There have probably been more than a few nights that they have slept apart (because they are angry with each other) during their stint at the White House. But it is unliekly that any of these events...

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Is marriage a financial trap for successful black men?

The fact that marriage could end in divorce (and thus result in a financial liability) does not seem to stop men of other racial groups from getting married the way it seems to scare successful black men.

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Michael Strahan dumped Nicole Murphy over prenup dispute?!? How Cheap!

Michael was just cheap. He is protecting his assets which mean more than love to him at this point. He is one of those successful black men who prefer to stay single than risk having to lose money in a...

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10 reasons why black women are to blame for the high black divorce rate – by...

The black woman who makes more money than her husband on account of her higher levels of education can quickly find herself on online dating sites looking for a new husband.

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