enosynce is virtuous

~Gagging Blacky

...basically, black women have been silenced with regards to issues in the black community. If you disagree, that just reaffirms my thesis of the silencing of the Black Woman. We need to speak the hell up! I'll espound for a few...:

~During the Civil Rights Movement, black Women's rights were often placed on the back burner (beneficiary: the black man)

~During the Women's Suffrage Movement, BLACK women's rights were often placed on the back burner (beneficiary: the white woman)

Issues from current research (i'm guilty of ignoring a few of these myself): Domestic Abuse, Rape, (we don't speak up or report these issues enough; therefore neglecting the issue altogether) Kidnapping, Murder (whether you know it or not...there are tons of missing black women/children...we don't get that much media coverage), STD's and other infections, Teen pregnancy (awareness on such issues should be raised and dealt with)

...I'm working on a poem on this aspect too....stay tuned!

{research in progress...}

Labels: ain't that interesting, black folks, social issues, women

posted by ~Kesh @ 5/30/2006 10:35:00 AM