- Jun 8, 2004
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One though always seems to lead to another....
Firstly, this thread is not about pitting African men against African women... Boom, clear that thought so that you can think this through, and begin the process of providing some solutions if you can...
Fact is, when we look at most of the indicators of success in this society, it appears to me that African women fare much better agains the very same system which we say defeats the efforts of African men...namely White Supremacy. African women are better educated, they earn higher salaries, are more likely to own their homes, cars, and other property, are better set for their retirements, and are in much better health than African men... That even wih the stats, withstanding, that say they are more likely to contact the deadly diseases of diabetes and AIDS than any other group, and are now being incarcerated at rates that surpass even white men in this society...
My question is, why are they succeeding against the odds that confront them, and we as African men are lagging behind them in a male dominated society??? Why are there more young African women enrolled in college, for example, than young African men? Why are they entering into jobs, and opening more businesses in the face of White Supremacy than WE African men, even as they raise the children we've both produced? The stats say that based on the percentages of new entrepreneurial ventures, African American women actually TOP the list of ALL groups in this society! Did y'all know that???! I will find the page and present it for the skeptics and doubters... I don't want us brothers RUNNING from the facts that we must ultimately face about ourselves...
Again, I'm not so much attempting to pit us against our sisters, as trying to get us to reckon with what our job is, and that is to defeat this ubiquitous monster that has us feeling so disempowered... I am asking why the persons who sleep next to us at night seem to be spanking this monster on his behind as they would their misbehaving children - in spite of their myriad issues and woes - and we African men, with a few exceptions, find the monster so difficult to confront and defeat??? What is the difference between us emotionally and psychologically and spiritually, that one moves forward, and the other stands back tentatively??? Is there anyone bold enough, and wise enough to honestly tackle this question, and provide some answers and SOLUTIONS to the problem???
Peace!
Isaiah
Firstly, this thread is not about pitting African men against African women... Boom, clear that thought so that you can think this through, and begin the process of providing some solutions if you can...
Fact is, when we look at most of the indicators of success in this society, it appears to me that African women fare much better agains the very same system which we say defeats the efforts of African men...namely White Supremacy. African women are better educated, they earn higher salaries, are more likely to own their homes, cars, and other property, are better set for their retirements, and are in much better health than African men... That even wih the stats, withstanding, that say they are more likely to contact the deadly diseases of diabetes and AIDS than any other group, and are now being incarcerated at rates that surpass even white men in this society...
My question is, why are they succeeding against the odds that confront them, and we as African men are lagging behind them in a male dominated society??? Why are there more young African women enrolled in college, for example, than young African men? Why are they entering into jobs, and opening more businesses in the face of White Supremacy than WE African men, even as they raise the children we've both produced? The stats say that based on the percentages of new entrepreneurial ventures, African American women actually TOP the list of ALL groups in this society! Did y'all know that???! I will find the page and present it for the skeptics and doubters... I don't want us brothers RUNNING from the facts that we must ultimately face about ourselves...
Again, I'm not so much attempting to pit us against our sisters, as trying to get us to reckon with what our job is, and that is to defeat this ubiquitous monster that has us feeling so disempowered... I am asking why the persons who sleep next to us at night seem to be spanking this monster on his behind as they would their misbehaving children - in spite of their myriad issues and woes - and we African men, with a few exceptions, find the monster so difficult to confront and defeat??? What is the difference between us emotionally and psychologically and spiritually, that one moves forward, and the other stands back tentatively??? Is there anyone bold enough, and wise enough to honestly tackle this question, and provide some answers and SOLUTIONS to the problem???
Peace!
Isaiah