Do we notice how they insert our adverse economic, health or educational outcomes whenever the leaders of this nation have a new political argument?
For the COVID 19-vaccine-they said we should be vaccinated because the Black Community has substandard health outcomes due in part to the poor access to quality care.
For the abortion debate-they said restrictions are an unfair penalty against Black women because Black women do not have the same means to take time from work to travel out of state to receive an abortion like white women do AND that additional children will cause additional economic hardships.
These same pundits make no argument to tackle the root causes of our health and economic disparities.
So I question, do Black women really matter except to exploit our condition to advance a political or social agenda?
There certainly is no argue over the cultural influences that help maintain these disparities. They are just another mechanism that promotes these same conditions but our mainstream so-called allies are silent on that.
"If our forefathers had the power of life, to speak from their graves, they would condemn you for wasting your time and life -- after being freed -- and not availing yourself of this freedom. They were forced into slavery against their will, but you are now forcing yourself to remain in slavery by trying to force the white man to allow you to remain with him and provide for you as he has always done." Food for thought with the Honorable Elijah Muhammad from 'Message to the Blackman In America'
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