can experi nee.
To y, m t B1 c
ial . ntists recognize
five b ic trengths that
have fortifi d Bla famili
y Sham Anele , Co-
operati E tensi Ser-
vice program le r in fam
ily living education at
ichi Station uni r r,
ty.
fi b tc lila
family ngths are:
Strong , ip bonds
among members of the
nuclear family and member
of the extended family,
en hen family members
are not related by mar
riage or blood; d strong
community bonds' among
f: that ha e
apbically . cl for
time. ith· ere
mobility in the
munity, the bond
be to en.
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Robin on Chorale and The
Lenner Singers, both of
Flint.
Choir is composed
of 30 membe of various
urch d denomina-
tion .
ey meet every Friday
e Bethel Bapti t
Church t 7:00 p.m. Any- .
a wishing to become a
member m y attend the
meeting or call Scott Bard
927-3680.
cott Bard is founder
and director; Stephen Jone ,
t- director and musician; Gina
Randolph, Secretary; rs.
Flora Thorn ,tre urer and
Char e Griffin, Booking
anager.
Ple upport thi pro-
gram and y"Go Ahead!"
to the Go pel Psalm .
ouldn't go to
ncy today to adopt
child. It' .ju t not part
our historical p ttern,"
Anderson y
Blac family.
"When the Blac com
a segreg ted and
ere limited to Black
in titutions, a highly p rtici
p tory religion evol ed. In
tho churche where the
old-fashioned, emotional,
particip tory atmosphere
prevail ," Ander n ys,
"pre ching and mu . c pro-
vide ay to let go of the
ten 'a of unemployment,
illne , poor housing and op
pre ion,"
ere there were two
parents or g, family
m mbers learned to be very
flexible bout role 'thin
the family, ' Anderson
points out. "Today m n
willingly care for young
children and mother pro.
'de trong rot models for
If-reliance and functional
h ds of ho holds. "
"In poor famille
educational and economic
chievemen t is difficult e en
ith trong motivation,"
Anderson ys. "Children
e dmonished to get an
education as a mean to
get out of the ghetto,
but t poor f mily often
ck the experience and
re urce to sho a child
, the w y to ucce .n
fourth trength in
Blac families, trong de-
ire to achie e educationally
and economically, cut
even c1 lin s.
To this list, Anderson
strong or orienta
tion, with both mother and
father employed out 'de the
home. Bom of economic
ce ity t ark orien-
tation has remained trong,
e n though the amount of
k vailable has often
been too litt e to tisfy
th Blac t need for ark,
trong religiou or-
ientation, most Bla ocial
. n tist agree
corner tone
as