Has Black Culture Shifted its Image of Family & Broken Homes?
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After the wave of Cam Newton and Nick Cannon’s interviews, Dr. Cheyenne Bryant doubles down on her stance on familiar dysfunction in the Black family and explains how she defines “broken homes.” In this Breakfast Club interview, Dr. Bryant urges for a cultural shift and conversation between Black men and women about how we do […]
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After the wave of Cam Newton and Nick Cannon’s interviews, Dr. Cheyenne Bryant doubles down on her stance on familiar dysfunction in the Black family and explains how she defines “broken homes.” In this Breakfast Club interview, Dr. Bryant urges for a cultural shift and conversation between Black men and women about how we do family.
How Did We Get Here?
If you missed the memo, i.e., you haven’t been on TikTok, let me catch you up. There’s been a lot of discourse online about having children before marriage, having multiple children with different people, and the family stereotypes of Black Americans. What do you imagine when you think of the Black family today? Do you see a two-parent household? The number of single-parent households in the black community continues to increase, and public figures like Dr. Bryant are speaking out.
While at the Breakfast Club, Dr. Bryant urges for a cultural shift in the black community and how we approach family. The media and celebrities like Cam Newton and Nick Cannon have modeled, in Dr. Bryant’s words, an extreme level of low functioning. Both men have multiple children, with numerous women creating broken homes; instead of prioritizing one partner, they’d rather juggle various, and their children are collateral damage in the process.
According to Dr.Bryant, there is a difference between a broken home and a broken house. To her, a broken house is just a single-family or one-parent household, whereas a broken home is a two-party household, but the home is so impaired that it has a low level of functionality.
So What Now?
To cure this damage and dysfunction, Dr. Bryant is calling for fewer baby daddies and more husbands. While scrolling, I rarely saw people disagree. It is time to be more intentional as a culture with who and how we create life.
I know I am not the only one who feels this shift happening. I often see online comments when our favorite influencers and celebrities announce pregnancy, pointing out there are so many baby announcements and no proposals.
Everyone talks a good game online, but will these talks translate in real life? Do you think this is a real issue in the black community or just internet fodder?
The Breakfast Club Interview
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