African American Women

This week in ERW we had to write a group essay and the topic that we chose to write about was African American women. I learned a lot about this topic. I learned how young black girls face more struggles than an average white girl would at such a young age by often being set as an example of poverty. I learned that even if a black woman has a degree and is educated she is still judged and criticized because of the fact that she is not only black, but also a girl. I have a very good friend of mine who has a black boyfriend and they've been together for 2 years, and although she loves him dearly and they are both adults she refuses to introduce him to her parents because she knows that her parents will disown her and kick her out of the house and cut her out of their life because they refuse to accept a black man into their lives. I hope for change because I honestly do not understand why it is that people are judged on the color of their skin. I hope that one day we will all unite and treat each other fairly, regardless of race and sex.