Skip to content
  • Essence GU
  • Beautycon
  • NaturallyCurly
  • Afropunk
  • Essence Studios
  • Soko Mrkt
  • Ese Funds
  • Refinery29
  • WeLoveUs.shop
  • 2026 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture
  • Celebrity
  • Fashion
  • Beauty
  • Lifestyle
  • Entrepreneurship
  • News
  • Shopping
  • Video
  • Events
  • Subscribe
Home • News

Tell ESSENCE: What’s It Like to Be a Single, Black Woman?

Enough with the false facts all over the Internet about single Black women. It’s time for you tell us what’s true. Take our survey!
Tell ESSENCE: What’s It Like to Be a Single, Black Woman?
Getty Images
By Essence · Updated October 27, 2020
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

Single. Black. Female.
 
The stories of whom we love and how we date have continued to fill headlines and inspire best-selling books. It’s time for single Black women to set the record straight.
 
From your thoughts on settling down to what your married friends envy most about your life, share your experiences in our Single Black Woman Survey here now.