Is it on purpose, or just a coincidence????

Least likely to get married. More likely to have AIDS or breast cancer. Least likely to graduate college with good credit. More likely to be subject to domestic violence or drugs. Least likely to earn more than $40,000 per year. More likely to have children out of wedlock. Least likely to own a home. More likely to have an abortion due to economic challenges. With all these statistics against them, it’s no wonder the Black woman is angry. Then what about the statistics concerning the Black man? More likely to go to prison than to college. Least likely to graduate with a trade or skill. More likely to enter into a drug rehab program. Least likely to get a job to support a family or bring his family out of poverty. More likely this least likely that. Enough is enough.

What happened to us when we got free? What happened to the things that the talented tenth promised? Did the promises get lost when the Mercedes and Expeditions became popular? Why are we losing so many Black males to violence and the justice system? And finally when are we going to finally step up to the plate to say “No More.” People are quick to say that the reason Blacks are in the situation we are currently in is because “we are lazy.” The world will look at a couple of successful Blacks and ultimately decide that the not so successful Blacks are not of the elite group because they just didn’t try hard enough. Some even feed on this stereotype and say, “I did it. I didn’t have a man in my house. I didn’t have a father. I didn’t use welfare. I didn’t commit a crime to get ahead.” I say, “well, good for you.” But what are you doing to help now?

Is donating money to the Boys and Girls club every year to get a tax write-off showing your support? Or how about this, building another recreational spot or sponsoring another youth sports team? Oh yeah, and let’s not forget the biggest one now. Once a year you find the time to read a book to a child. I am so proud of all of our sistas and brothas who have fought the odds, accepted help along the way, and did what they had to do to make it. But there is still work to be done, especially concerning the Black male.

People say, “Why all this talk about the Black male? The Black woman has suffered also and she has made it.” I ask, “Is that because she really tried extra hard, or is it by design?” I know I’m going to ruffle a few feathers with that one. However, I typed in “grants for Black or Minority women” in a Google search and about one hundred pages of results came back. I typed in grants for Black or Minority men and about one page of results came back.

So I ask, “is it easier for the Black woman to surpass the success of a Black man because she works hard or because the plan is to make her "not" need the Black man?” I'm not saying that it's true...but I'm jus' sayin'...Be not easily broken...