The media seems to be inundating us with stories of the horrible plight of black women. Here are just a few of the negative statistics from so-called scientific studies:
One report says that by 2034, 100% of Black women will be overweight.
Another report says that a single Black woman’s median wealth amounts to a total of $5.
A third report says that 48% of Black women have the virus which causes herpes.
Other studies indicate that black women are the current number one group of people being infected with the HIV virus. Further still, several "investigative" news stories reveal that black women can not get men, for various reasons. One such recent show aired on ABC's "Nightline".
Is this a conspiracy theory to destroy the image of black women? I know that as a black woman I face enough challenges without having the results of these questionable studies heaped on the pile. Where are the studies showing the growing numbers of black women graduating from college and succeeding more than ever before in corporate America? Where are the studies showcasing the success, despite the recession, of black female entrepreneurs?
I am here to say for those of you who may have fallen victim to such stories and feel the need to worry about the sisters, first of all thank you for your concern, and second of all, please do not believe all you read or see. I am just fine, as are the vast majority of us black women. We are surviving and thriving. We are not broken, diseased and neglected as you may have been told. I am college educated, married, spiritually grounded and reasonably financially stable.
Please read this interesting article to get some clear understanding about some of these myths. http://bit.ly/aOkNdb
Also some stats from this opinion piece were found in an article posted on www.blackplanet.com by writer RK Byers.
J
