Jamie Mayes

Why My Dad Wins This Argument

In Uncategorized on November 25, 2014 at 6:46 pm

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Over the past few months, my father and I have had multiple discussions about the struggles of black men and women in America. In attempt to gain a better understanding of black males, we constantly discuss the issues that keep black women struggling to understand their sons, brothers, fathers and companions and what causes black men to hold back on fully communicating with their sisters, mothers, daughters and companions. Our discussion is not condescending in nature or an attempt to justify either of our imperfections but our attempt to understand each other and the struggles of people around us.
He has insisted that the burden a black man bears is bigger than that of black women, which sparked an ongoing debate between us.

I contested this notion, arguing that black women are the givers of all black life- and many white lives, too. I told him that every time our…

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