Are Black Students More Likely to Succeed in Two

(WIB) – The new book “Inherited Inequality: Why Opportunity Gaps Persist between Black and White Youth Raised in Two-Parent Families,” by Harvard University sociologist Dr. Christina J. Cross, challenges the decades-long narrative that two-parent households are the key to success and racial progress in African American homes.

Cross’s research suggests that this narrative actually distracts from the structural barriers that make it harder for Black folk to succeed. She recently sat down with Word In Black to talk about her new book and some of her other key findings. Here are some of the biggest takeaways.

How do Black children fare in two-parent households compared to white children?

On average, Black children who come from two-parent households still have far less access to resources t