Unbreakable Bonds: Black Love Surviving and Thriving

Black/African love, marriage, and families have been under assault from the time enslaved people were brought to this country. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they explore how, in spite of this assault, Black/African Americans have forged unbreakable bonds for love to survive and thrive. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/

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