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The Precarious Existence Faced By Unmarried Black Mothers In The United States Reflects The Deep-seated Ills Of Anti-black Racism, Systemic Poverty, Disenfranchisement, And State Violence That Adversely Impact The Daily Lives Of Most Black Americans. The Prevalence Of Negative Judgements Across Racial Boundaries Within Scholarly And Popular Discourses Concerning Their Precarity Is Quite Notable. These Discourses Illuminate The Vulnerabilities Particular To Unmarried Black Mothers, Who Are, More Often Than Not, Held Blameworthy For Their Diminished Life Conditions. Single Black Mothers, However, Are Not Parasitic Problems In Need Of Eradication. The Institution Of Marriage Is The Problem. Single Black Mother Disrupts The Impoverished Narrative Of Single Black Motherhood Through Consideration Of The Following Questions: How Has The American Marital Institution Served To Confine Political, Moral, And Economic Capital Amongst Elites To The Detriment Of Unmarried Black Mothers And Their Families? How Should Considerations Of Anti-black Racism Inform Our Deliberations Concerning The Role, If Any, The State Should Undertake Regarding Intimate Relationships? How Can We Affirm The Matrifocal Dyad As A Productive Site Of Racial Justice? Single Black Mother Offers An Original Contribution To The Canon Of Africana Philosophy And Provides Novel Arguments That Augment Existing Literature Within Contemporary Philosophy. Single Black Mother Advances Philosophical Debates On Marriage By Arguing That Non-normative Families, Specifically Families Headed By Unmarried Black Women, Should Be Regarded As Generative Sites Of Moral Worthiness And Liberation Practices