Divorce in the Black Community (1987)
Folks
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1987-01-11
Duration: 00:25:01
Subjects: Marriage | Divorce | African Americans
Contributors:
- Masingale, Sonya Host
- Nesbitt, Robin Interviewee
- Jackson, Belvia Interviewee
- Ledoux, Jerome Interviewee
Description
This episode of the series “Folks” from January 11, 1987, features Sonya Masingale leading a panel discussion on divorce in the black community. The panelists are: Robin Nesbitt, attorney; Belvia Jackson, social worker; and Father Jerome Ledoux, the pastor at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Baton Rouge. They discuss: the reasons for the high divorce rate in the black community; the long-term implications for the black family; the financial and spiritual costs of divorce; the importance of pre-marriage counseling; the elements of a stable marriage; the reluctance of men to seek marriage counseling; and the need for a return to traditional values.