[Rhonda P. Outlaw]

Amoranda, are you not aware of the current situation regarding Black men and women? Black men can barely be civil to Black women, never mind ‘taking care’ of us. If you look at our history, Black men have, through no fault of their own, not been able to provide for their families the way men of other ethnic groups have been. Now that many brothers can, they really don’t care to-they won’t even provide for their own children. I am an educated Black woman, fiercely independent (courtesy of my Dad – thank you, Pop)with a good career and a young son and I’ll be honest with you, Amoranda – there is no way that I would ever trust a Black man to ‘take care’ of me while I stay home. And, to quote the legendary Billie Holiday ‘God bless the child that’s got his (or her) own’. I love having my own. I own my home, and my six year old son and I live a very peaceful, quiet life together. I’ve got money in the bank and I can afford to send my son to an excellent private school. Am I supposed to give up this and let a brother play ‘king of the castle’ to boost his own ego? What about my home? My savings? My future? and most important, my son’s education? Should he go from attending a private school with 110 students to a public school with 2,000 or more students and where he’s likely to receive a poor education and/or be assaulted in the process??? Lastly, If a woman does not have children under school age, or if she’s not retired, then why is she home? She should have a career, or at the very least, a job. Amoranda, its education, education and more education we need for our people to become a force to be reckoned with – and this includes women.

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Name : Rhonda P. Outlaw, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Lutheran, Age : 38, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : Account Representative, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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