This report discusses the findings of a comprehensive review of scholarly articles, reports, and books on the consequences of marriage for African Americans published from 1990 through 2004. In addition, new research was conducted using survey data collected from 1973 through 2002 by the American General Social Surveys. Ten key findings from the review and the survey data are discussed and include: marriage promotes the economic, social, familial, and psychological well-being of African American men and women; while both Black men and Black women receive a marriage premium, this premium in most cases appears to be larger for men; marriage appears to economically benefit Blacks more than Whites; overall, Black women appear to benefit from marriage substantially less than do White women; Black-White differences in marital quality seem to constitute an important reason why Black adults, and particularly Black women, typically benefit less from marriage than do Whites; parental marriage produces important benefits for African American children; and parental marriage appears to be especially important for the well-being of young African American males.