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What Was Done to Black Women That Wasn’t Done to Black Men
Why Do Black Men Keep Doing This?
When Black men start asking Black women historical questions he can Google, it’s often a tactic to minimize Black women’s lived experiences. Frankly, Black women are done with everyone’s bullshit and I’m just glad to be here to see the tables turn even more.
It was so refreshing to come across Quani Thee Anti-influencer as she gave us all a reminder of the privileges Black men have always had and all of the disgusting things Black women have endured for centuries — a history filled with betrayals, abuse, struggles, and being punched down on that has often gone unspoken of or fluffed, and therefore, treated as if real shit never happened.
The Roots of Betrayal: The Role of Black Men in Enslavement
“Let’s start with the fact that it was Black men who sold us into enslavement in the first place. In many cases, they didn’t even sell us for financial profit. You know why? Because we were already abundant; we had everything we needed. It was their greed — they sold us for rum.”
- Supporting Documents: PBS’s Africans in America series offers detailed accounts of African complicity in the transatlantic slave trade.
- Expert Insight: Dr…
