African american Quote by Salim Akil

We have a non-traditional family, and if it makes people uncomfortable, it's a shame that they are not more open.

— Debbie Rowe

I feel like a lot of families are mixed in one way or another.

— Jenna Ortega

It's interesting, I'm from a really conservative, suburban town, and a majority of my family are very patriarchal. I mean, I love my family…

— Ashnikko

Actually the family is still the core social unit. Culturally, traditional masculinity was a removed father. That was a false conception of masculinity and…

— Stephen Marche

It's hard for a black man to raise a family.

— Snoop Dogg

When I speak on work-family issues to audiences around the country, some of the biggest complaints I hear come from individuals who are described…

— Stephanie Coontz

We were the only black family in my neighborhood for many years. Wherever we lived, we were often the only black family, and certainly…

— Roxane Gay

I found it very comforting to see that there is no such thing as a completely normal family. People find their way through whatever…

— Andrew Solomon

Most black families have roots, whether Christian, Muslim or other religions, and that journey is unique for each individual.

— Omar Epps

It's impossible for most black Americans to construct full family trees. Official census records, used by so many genealogy enthusiasts to piece together their…

— Jesmyn Ward

The family is an early expedient and in many ways irrational. If the race had developed a special sexless class to be nurses, pedagogues,…

— George Santayana

I think it's important to note that, you know, we live in a time where everything's changed. The idea of blended families is now…

— Ant Anstead