"The black family" refers to the typical black family. Given the number of kids born out of wedlock quoted in the article (71% of all black kids) this is a soun

"The black family" refers to the typical black family. Given the number of kids born out of wedlock quoted in the article (71% of all black kids) this is a sound characterization. "The black family" does not mean "all black families" but only the average or median one. Sort of like the statement "the American middle-class family does not save enough for retirement" - again likely true in the average or median case.