Users Say Yes to Transracial Adoption, No to Bush's Marriage Plan
As appeared on BET.com | April 16, 2026

"UNDER ONE ROOF" WEEKLY POLL RESULTS"

Should the government be involved in promoting marriage?" we asked,  as part of our coverage of the Bush administration's $100 million marriage initiative.

• Yes: 20%
• No: 80%

In telling the stories of students who are the first in their families to go to colleges, we asked, "Do Black students still need affirmative action to get into top colleges?"

• Yes: 70%
• No: 30%

During our coverage of how families celebrate the holidays, we wondered, "What one thing keeps more families apart?"

• personal choice: 31%
• drugs: 28%
• traveling distance: 26%
• incarceration: 10%
• death from gun violence: 3%
• death from serious illness: 2%

The National Association of Black Social Workers opposes transracial adoption and alleged bias against African Americans who want to adopt. We  asked, "Should race count in matters of adoption?"

• Yes: 31%
• No: 69%

For a story on men who are not involved with their children because of child support issues, we asked, "Are fathers just as important as mothers?"

• Yes: 92%
• No: 8%

The millions who suffer with HIV infection and AIDS say the  government should spend more money to help them battle the disease. We asked, "Should the AIDS battle focus more on prevention and treatment or finding a  cure?"
Finding a cure: 67%
Prevention and treatment: 33%

Parents and youth are focused on getting sports scholarships and  professional careers, sometimes at the expense of academics. "Where are the most opportunities for Black youth?"

• sports and entertainment: 58%
• self-employment: 20%
• teaching and government service: 10%
• professions such as law, medicine: 6%
• science and technology: 6%

The church plays a major role in Black family  life, so we asked, "Should religious groups be able to get government funding for their community work?"

• Yes: 75%
• No: 25%

What should the government do about the increasing number of parents in prison?

• Provide mentoring and support for their children: 69%
• Review mandatory sentencing laws to reduce the prison population: 39%

Reports show that disparate treatment is a factor in high rates of death from heart disease for Black women. We asked, "Why are more Black women dying from heart disease than any other group?"

• overall poor health: 61%
• ignorance of health care concerns: 26%
• racism and sexism in the medical establishment: 13%

Black families spent $354 billion in 2001 and  we explored how some may be selling out their futures. We wanted to know, "How  much of your income do you save or invest?"

• nothing: 37%
• five percent: 20%
• ten percent: 17%
• fifteen percent or more: 26%

On the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, we asked, "Are you more fearful or more hopeful since 9/11?"

• about the same: 42%
• more hopeful: 32%
• more fearful: 26%

With so many African Americans on active duty, we asked, "Does the  military offer more opportunities for Black families than the private  sector?"

• Yes: 33%
• No: 28%
• Don't Know: 39%