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Working in the health field can be overwhelming being a black woman. You hear the stats that rarely have any good news for black women. HIV, diabetes, lupus, heart disease, breast cancer....and the list goes on and on. Then you have those that tell us that we are the least desired (Black women and Asian men) in the US. Personally, I've always gotten more attention from non-American black men but understand what has happened to the psyche of some of brothers. I can't blame them 100%. But what does all of this do to the mindset of Black women living in the US? How do we push through the fact that we may end up unmarried, left as single mothers, and have to raise a family financially alone? AND then get blamed for why black children have certain issues? I even had a brotha tell me that me being educated is a part of the problem for black men. (sigh) He said that black women are being used as tools to break down black men because we are being "trained" seek out p...

This is a sexist blog. I have to admit it. It goes against my philosophy of not generalizing so I'll make this statement before I continue. HIS BLOG IS NOT ABOUT ALL MEN. THIS BLOG COMES FROM AN ANGRY PLACE SO PLEASE DISREGARD THE BS THAT'S ABOUT TO OOZE FROM EVERY PORE. Ok, I feel better now. Boys, what do you guys think about? Are you selfish ways attached to your chromosomes? Is this gender roles gone bad? This isn't about one guy or one situation. It just seems that boys are allowed to first look at their needs and guard their emotions, wants and lives without issue to who is harmed. Do I envy this quality? I think I do. Girls are MADE into caregivers. Yes, I know, God has made us to be helpmates and many are natural nurturers but many skills are taught, learned, and banged into our brains. We are to take care of others and their feelings and lives even before ours many times. I've always had issue with this. When my mom wanted me to fix my brothers...