Black men, for some time now haven't (as a collective) been able to step up to the plate when it comes to the protection of black women and children. It is quite sad.
There are too many black folks in this world who have never known their fathers (myself included). This tradition is Inarguably one of the problems in the community that has breeded even more problems (single parent households, black on black violence, poverty, the use/distribution of drugs, etc). The question becomes: What can really be done? Shyt...disrespecting black women has become such a favorite past-time for black men that a war of the sexes may be coming next. Lawd help us!!!
"We live the now for the promise of the infinite" --Mos Def
"I'm tryin' to soar to altitudes unknown to man, woman or the most agile of birds" --yours truly
"your people first. a quiet strength. the positioning of oneself so that observation becomes reaction, where study is preferred to night life, where emotion is not seen as a weakness. love for self, family, children and extensions of self is beyond the verbal" --Haki R. Madhubuti