The Rape of Black Women by White Men: Systemic Racism Again

The Rape of Black Women by White Men: Systemic Racism Again

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Once fully instituted, the two-centuries-plus years of slavery arrangements became much more than a machine for generating wealth. They constituted a well-developed system for the social and sexual control of men and women. During slavery, and later under legal segregation, many African and African American women were sexually coerced and raped by white men, including white sailors, slavemasters, overseers, and employers. Such sexual violence symbolized white male power to everyone in local communities. Under the North American system the children resulting from coerced sexual relations were automatically classified as black, even though they had European ancestry. Indeed, it is estimated today that at least three-quarters of “black” Americans have at least one “white” ancestor. No other U.S. racial group’s physical makeup has been so substantially determined by the sexual coercion and depredations of white men.

stuff white people do: fail to see how race and gender intersect

stuff white people do: fail to see how race and gender intersect

You'll ought to read this one from Macon d. Yes, racialized sexism is alive and well in 2009.

Interracial Couple Denied Marriage License in Tangipahoa Parish Louisiana

Interracial Couple Denied Marriage License in Tangipahoa Parish Louisiana

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Now white men are dating options and not oppressors?

Its sad to see black women change their whole stance on white men when it comes to dating.

Lena Horne - Stormy Weather (1943)

Eating Disorders & African Americans

Eating disorders are illnesses most frequently found in young women, although boys and young men are also victims. We often hear of high school and college girls plus fashion models being afflicted with these disorders, but we don't often hear about the problem in women of color. Click the link below to watch the stories of two black women comabting eating disorders:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html

The Jets - Crush on You (1986)