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Asha Kshanti Myaat
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- I am an African-American woman who believes strongly that the quickest way for black women to improve the quality of our lives is together.
While I am adamantly opposed to any form of racial prejudice and I strongly support black men, my experience has shown me that black women are the only sisters on the planet who are expected to share our space, mind, and hearts with everyone.
I have been working in some capacity with black female development since I was in my early teens. Because I had such a big heart and a need to express myself with all people, I joined or participated in events, groups,political activities, and the like with people from all over the world.
It was while on my journey into the world of other cultures/ethnic groups that I began to notice something that bothered me.
I noticed that while black women were allowed (and even encouraged) to participate in groups that advanced women's issues, supported black men, or embraced the world-our own unique experiences were patronized or deemed unimportant all together.
My final eye opener came during a political rally against rape. I listened with dismay as a white female organizer told me that I was not to bring up the issue of race in association with rape. When I asked her why I could not, she expressed to me that race was just not important.
Even when I pointed out to her that black women who are raped often suffer in silence with very little justice, she smirked and maintained her position. That night, myself and several other sister took our stand. While we held our candles for all rape survivors, we made it clear that we were also taking a strong stand for African/African American,Black American Indian/ Latina/African Caribbean and other women of black African descent. It was that night that I started my journey down the road to becoming an unapologetic black women.
While I would always appreciate and love all races and genders. I became proud of the diverse reflections that my own offered to the world/American/Caribbean/Canadian landscape.
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Do you feel that black women have internalized the idea that we are at fault for the ills of the race?
Do you feel that black women have internalized the idea that we are at fault for the ills of our race? Do you feel that we would serve ourselves and others better if we stopped being so hard on ourselves?Do you feel that we spend more time worrying about,say how to maintaining relationships with men or being glamorous, that we lack time to just enjoy life on it's own terms? What is your view on this topic?
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