Empowering You through Pew Research Center
Day 24 of our Iconic Women's Empowerment Series
Good Friday morning, Icons
Fridays are now our day to give your data, research or other information that you can use or see to help you on your journey in life, love, marriage and family.
This work is not going to be just mere opinion but also pulled from thousands of hours of research, labor and sources from far reaching places.
For example, I have been searching the library of Congress and more to show you historical content and context for your viewing in future newsletters.
Happy Women’s History Month and the final stretch of our 3-month women’s empowerment series, I am your host, Nicole Pinkston.
I pray that you’ve made your goals for February and March is the season of resurrection new purpose in your life and strengthening your social empire.
Empowering You through Pew Research Center
In 2014, I graduated with honors from South University in Savannah, Georgia with a degree in Business Administration. Some of the coursework dealt with statistics, reliable sources and understanding what that all means.
Yet, building Iconic, I have found people tend to trust and believe information based on popularity of those giving it rather than what the data actually says and how to aggregate it correctly.
I won’t turn this into a stats class, I promise. There won’t be too much math in Iconic.
I say all this to say that what I do is bring you the most reliable information at the time when I can to empower you.
I don’t use stats to dehumanize, degrade or misinterpret data to make wholly inaccurate stereotypes about populations.
My job is to give you tools, tips and advice so your family can flourish and thrive for generations.
When I decided to jump into this space, I had no marriage data in mind. All I knew is that men and women were fighting back and forth while I was actually ina committed and healthy marriage.
I wanted to bridge that gap between happy and healthy relationships juxtaposed to thhe craziness we see in the media, hence the media part of Iconic Media.
What I found through working with my own coach
is Pew Research Center.And I find many users and experts on the X app, in media whether television or print also go to them.
Facts about Pew:
Pew Research Center is committed to meeting the highest methodological standards — and to exploring the newest frontiers of research. Learn more about the methods the Center uses to conduct objective, non-partisan research on a wide range of topics that is trusted around the world. (Source)
Pew isn’t political. And yet, I get told often how inaccurate and wrong they are off of opinion.
Pew has a number of data collection teams spanning the globe, that also work hard in their own fields.
Again, many in academia, media and online use Pew Research to help formulate opinions, persuade you to act and give you the last details.
If we find for whatever reason that something we’ve shared turned out to be false, we will let you all know.
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Pew Research Data
The Data is mixed when we look at the drop of families getting or being married vs the ethnicity.
Overall, Americans are getting married less and later in life. Yet, in Black American families where both spouses identify as Black, the reverse is happening where single households are for the first time in decade lower than married.
This can mean that the vast overall population is walking away from marriage and the inverse is happening to black households.
What is happening on a larger scale?
In 1970, 67% of Americans ages 25 to 49 were living with their spouse and one or more children younger than 18.
Over the past five decades, that share has dropped to 37%. How the American Family Has Changed | Pew Research Center
This disparity could mean that when we are scrolling into more specific populations, the marriage data can look different than the overall picture.
What does this mean?
That people who tends to use data to create narratives and stereotypes rarely go back to update them when things change.
Last week, we talked about the youth data. In that data I saw hope. When I was looking at others discuss it, they were upset that the numbers for the young wasn’t higher.
ANd here is my guess why? They want to push that people should get married as young as legally allowed. So, in that biased thinking, they saw that the polling didn’t look like what they wanted.
Some will jump to say, we should save the youth, save “the Blacks” or do something about women. It is to sell you something instead of selling you what they live.
Importantly, realize people’s motivations before you jump to agree with what they are saying and why.
Work to do: Iconic Formula for Marriage Success
We have a prime opportunity to do something real here. Marriage when done right with the right person is a life hack.
Iin fact, Iconic is going to show you exactly how without latest book, the Iconic Formula for Mariage Success.
It is based on our 12-step, 30-day marriage course of the same name.
Our Iconic Campaign is Bigger than Ever!
The Iconic Story:
On October 1, 2022, I, Marriage Coach Nicole Pinkston launched the Iconic Media organization to empower men and women to build social empires that thrive.
Thriving is different from lasting. We don't just want to couple people up, we want couples that are flourishing, building generational wealth and lasting in love, marriage, family and in their lives.
Social empires are our family structures set up to maintain our families and our legacy regardless of the society around us. And we are in trouble, because our structures are crumbling.
We aim to change that!
I have been married for 12 years and it has not always been easy. Even with being a combat veteran and a trained soldier, marriage was tough in the beginning for us, even with Biblical principles in mind.
Do you or someone you know want to have a happy and lasting marriage? Do you want to learn the secrets of successful couples and great stories of those who overcome the challenges of life together? Do you want to get a marriage book with the secret formula or more?
IF you answered yes to any of these questions, then you have come to the right place.
We are writing "The Iconic Formula for Marriage Success", our 6th book!
What is this book about?
The Iconic Formula for Marriage Success” eBook written by Nicole Pinkston aka Mrs. Pinky will follow these ideas of our eCourse of the same name teaching you and your spouse 12 foundational principles to help you map a 25-year success plan for your marriage.
Chapters lessons include:
How to Cultivate the Mindset for a Successful Marriage
How to Develop the Mental Fortitude to Combat Marriage Challenges
How to Develop Your Marriage’s Vision and Mission Plan
How to Practice Self-Love So You Know How Best to Love Your Spouse
How to Develop a Financial Plan for Your Social Empire’s Success
How to Develop Effective Communication Strategies Based on Your Spouse’s Preferred Methods and more!
This is our blueprint. And I mean our, because this is a collective effort from us to build up our local families, then our communities and our nation.
We are the answer to today's marriage woes.
But why a 6th book? Because reading is how we transform lives and codify it in written format.
Current marriage woes are many. According to Pew Reseach's 2023 Report.
1. "A quarter of 40 years never been married."
2. "Public views of the family are complicated. Americans are more pessimistic than optimistic about the institution of marriage and the family." Over 40%.
3. "Marriage and families and parenthood are seen as less important to living a fulfilling life/"
4. "Unhappy couples stay in marriages too long."
5. "...adult children have a great deal or a fair amount of assistance and financial assistance to an elderly parent who needs this type of support" (Views of the American Family in 2023 Are Mixed | Pew Research Center
Something must be done, soon. We need to save our American families.
How? We are giving out 3,000+ copies of this exact 6th book to the communities for free with your donations. We know everyone cannot afford our materials and need you to help us reach our most vulnerable.
How is the money spent? To accomplish these goals, I must first receive the training necessary to build the infrastructure. Cost for my online business development, book publishing and training. is $25,000 (or $480/week) and will occur over a 12-month time period.
Where your funds go?
Free Prints for Preorders/Giveaways.
Tuition for Book writing, coaching and Training.
On the ground door knocking and outreach.
Outreach events and podcast shows.
Online network Maintenace and newsletter development.
Help us bring back the nuclear family, build strong marriages and restore households this year and get a copy of our book when it becomes available.
As always, all donors get rewards for your contributions from our Iconic Media Library book collection, access to our Premium newsletter/podcast content and take part in our Iconic Coaching program.
We are doing more at Iconic Media thanks to your contributions so far.
Get your Pre-orders in day so we can keep momentum going in this time for families.
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The formula is it. I cannot do this without your support.
Let us continue to do the work and continue to be Iconic.
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