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