Celebrating African American Marriages

About the Book

This book is an examination of the marital lifecycle experiences of African American couples. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with couples who have been married from 33 years to 50 years, and from diverse backgrounds. The couples were asked about their experience as a couple, parenting, launching children into young adulthood, life as a couple again, becoming grandparents, and retirement. Understanding; marital success as describe by the couples in times of strength and challenge provides important insight to loving, and healthy relationships. Their stories revealed several themes: intimacy, communication, commitment, spirituality, parental role models, and education as keys to marital success.

About the Author

She received a Masters degree in Child and Family Studies, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. She has been an instructor in Child Development in Diverse Families in the department of Family Studies at Miami. She received her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH. The author also attended Central State University, Wilberforce, OH. Her interest includes doing whatever she can to speak life and words of encouragement to the next generation. She grew up in the community of Lincoln Heights OH. She is an active member of Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, Forest Park OH. She is blessed to be the mother of two young adult daughters. This is a book of non-fiction and the names of couples interviewed have been changed to protect individual privacy.