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Homophobia in the Black Community

Homophobia in the Black Community

By Kathy Henry The Black community is filled with hypocrisy.  Recently, I had a raging debate about gay marriage with a friend of mine who is a Christian and “holier than thou”. He feels that gay people  should be put on an island somewhere away from the God-fearing,…

10 Ways to Find Out If You Are a Brainwashed Negro

10 Ways to Find Out If You Are a Brainwashed Negro

By Kathy Henry Brainwashed Negro: A Black individual who has internalized every negative stereotype about Blacks and their culture and is seething with self-hatred and low self-esteem. This person usually believes that the only path to success and true happiness is to marry or assimilate into White culture,…

I wish I was White, Female and Privileged for One Day

I wish I was White, Female and Privileged for One Day

By Kathy Henry First of all, before I write this essay, I would like to state that I love being a black woman.  I love the beautiful brownness of my skin, my hair, which is a crown that has anointed me Queen of my universe, my full lips,…

A Letter From a South Side Apartment

A Letter From a South Side Apartment

A couple of years ago, I read Dr. Martin Luther King’s A Letter from a Birmingham Jail and…

Ghetto Nation

Ghetto Nation

Ghetto:  A section of a city to which an entire ethnic or economically depressed group is is restricted;…

There Are No Daddies Here – The Consequences of Growing Up Fatherless

There Are No Daddies Here – The Consequences of Growing Up Fatherless

American fathers are more removed from family life today than in any other time in American history. There…

A Villiage Without Love – The Sad & Sorry State of the Black Community

A Villiage Without Love – The Sad & Sorry State of the Black Community

There has been an ongoing war between the sexes in the Black community for decades and it is…

A Letter to My Molester – Inmate K53711 Jimmie L. Hunt

A Letter to My Molester – Inmate K53711 Jimmie L. Hunt

Lawrence Correctional Center 10930 Lawrence Road Sumner, IL 62466 Dear Mr. Hunt: This letter to you has been…