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When women of color see that they can do something, they can be somebody, it makes a world of difference. We are so much more vulnerable to oppression when we think we we\u2019re not good enough, or we can\u2019t be anything we want to be.<\/em><\/p>\n

Later that week Destiny tagged me in a post on Facebook that stated, \u201cBlack women have almost 40 percent of total U.S. abortions each year, despite Blacks being only 12 percent of the population.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

I already knew this; it hurts my heart every time I read it. Why aren\u2019t people talking about it? Why does the black community treat abortion as though it\u2019s a necessary evil, as though without it black women will never be able to succeed?<\/em><\/p>\n

Destiny went on to say:<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cCollege groups across the country – made up mostly of white young adults – ARE talking about it, but all that is doing is infuriating people of color. It comes off as a white savior complex. This is something that is impacting the black community so enormously but yet people within that community remain silent. That has to change, and it has to be black men and women leading the charge.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

She is absolutely correct. The question remained\u2026 where is the representation? Why the silence? Where are the people of color fighting for these unborn children who are dying at alarming rates?<\/em><\/p>\n

~ Cessilye Smith, New Wave Feminists<\/a>, March 18<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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