Rick Banks’s recent book, “Is Marriage for White People” and an excerpt in the WSJ drew strong reactions for its look at marriage among black women. WSJ’s Lee Hawkins recently hosted a discussion with Mr. Banks, Essence Magazine’s Vanessa Bush and Tulane University’s Melissa Harris-Perry addressing reader comments and the issues raised by the book. Many WSJ readers sharply criticized the book, and the excerpt.
- 11/12/2011
- by WSJ Staff
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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