Black polygamy has been low key trending for decades. Its no secret that there is a disproportionate number of Black men in prison in the West. Combine that with an oppressive system of welfare and imbalances in the earning power of Black women and you have a recipe for dysfunctional Black family units.

In the wake of the New Jim Crow and the welfare system in the west and economic instability elsewhere, polygamy has become a trending topic as a way to restore the Black family.

Whether polygamy is a response to the system of mass incarceration or an economic strategy, there has been a growing group of Black polygamist families who swear by the practice. Even if you dont agree with the practice, it has been going on much longer (and is much more widely accepted) than Christianity would have you believe.

Besides being a traditional part of Black society, here are 5 more reasons Black polygamy might be a good idea. Even for “vanilla” couples.

1. Polygamous Families Move as a Unit

It is more economically effective to operate as a unit than as an individual.

The lone single Black mother faces dangerous pitfalls. If she isn’t trapped in a system of welfare, then she is trapped in a never-ending cycle of work, childcare costs, bills, and more work.

Ultimately, she never gets ahead, misses her opportunity to complete her education while she is still young, and is routinely absent from her child’s life.

But if that same woman was a part of an extended family, she would be able to share the burden of raising a child across multiple members of the household.

It is this shared workload that makes polygamy so appealing.

Polygamous families that work and move as a unit while sharing the burdens of everyday life are more effective than the lone wolves out there battling the elements alone.

2. Polygamy Increases the Learning Opportunities of the Family Unit

In almost every modern society on the planet, the higher the formal education obtained by members of a household, the more money that household earns.

Black polygamy opens up more opportunities for the family to complete higher levels of education. Here is how successful families have made it work:

In a household of three women and one man, with two members of the family working, the other two members attend school, study together, and get their degrees. Once they have finished, they hand their resources off to the other two members of the unit to complete their education while tutoring them to reduce the amount of time it takes for them to complete their degrees.

With four advanced degree holders in the household (instead of none in many cases), the earning capacity of the family unit is multiplied exponentially.

3. Polygamy Reduces Expenses

Many believe that having more mouths to feed in the home would increase expenses, but the numbers prove otherwise. With multiple people using the same items, those items can be bought in bulk and prepared in batches.

If children are involved, childcare expenses are eradicated, saving thousands of dollars per month. Those children can also be homeschooled, giving them a better education at a lower cost than traditional families are forced to bear.

Transportation fees for each individual are reduced with the help of carpooling. Laundry fees – which may seem minor until they are added up – can also be reduced per individual by combining loads. Debts and liabilities are displaced, and in polygamous family units, the spending power of the unit is combined to get rid of the debts of the individual.

4. Technology Is Making It Easier For Black Polygamy Communities To Come Together

Black polygamy personals and websites have made it easier than ever to find like minded people.

No matter where you are in the world or what you are into, you can find a whole community of people just like you. That includes polygamous and Black polygamy groups. A google search turned up hundreds of dating sites. Click on any of the images below to check them out.

5. Black Polygamy Has The Power To Heal Our Community