More and more children grow up without a stable two parent family around them. This trend is even more pronounced in minority communities. With Only 33% of black children and 55% of Hispanic children [in the U.S.] live with married birth parents. The breakdown of the family takes a toll on the next generation. Kids in a single parent home are five times more likely to live in poverty, more likely to have behavioral issues, more likely to drop out of school, and upward mobility. (01:37–01:45)
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Asserts statistics on family structure among black and Hispanic children in the U.S.
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