| The $64,000 question: What makes A BLACK MAN | | | | the past 13 years |
| CHEAT? Not just any man but, a BLACK MAN! The | | | | * Almost 70% of all newly diagnosed HIV-positive |
| article is written by Jeanine Amber and the content is | | | | women in the United States are Black women |
| based off of data collected from an estimated | | | | * 48% of new of new infections among black men |
| 25,000 people surveyed. This article is probably one | | | | were those among 13-29 yrs of age |
| of the most realistic descriptions of a black mans | | | | * Most violent crimes seen on the news involving a |
| psyche that I've read. Whether happily married or | | | | black man and woman is most likely because |
| single and searching, will he be faithful? Jeannine asks. | | | | someone cheated |
| She covers both ends of the spectrum and | | | | I find this information to be mind blowing and quite |
| everything in the middle from the married man who | | | | frankly, SCARY! When you process information like |
| married knowing he was going to cheat on his | | | | this from a "community" perspective you have to be |
| wife,to the pastor, the other woman, the single | | | | concerned about the well being of our kids...our entire |
| father all the way to the faithful husband. I won't | | | | race as a whole. How can we change it? How can |
| spoil it for you, however, I would like to point out | | | | we make adults see the risks that are being taking |
| some staggering facts that are mentioned in the | | | | or the innocent lives are ignorantly being put in |
| article in addition to some facts I researched as well: | | | | jeopardy due to reckless behavior? Let's be real, not |
| Did You Know? | | | | every man has a wife and not every black man is |
| * 53% of men say they "only sometimes" or "never" | | | | cheating. However, the ones that do have wives or |
| use protection when they cheat on their partner | | | | committed girlfriends are totally at risk several times |
| * 43% of men and 37% of women said they would | | | | over because most likely he is sleeping with more |
| break up immediately if they found out their partner | | | | than one woman and roughly more than 50% are |
| was cheating | | | | not even wearing latex! |
| * Women are twice as likely as men to stay with | | | | I could rant on and on about this topic but I won't. I'll |
| their partner for more than a year after finding out | | | | pick it up soon enough. Be sure to look out for more |
| he's cheated | | | | articles around this topic for sure. |
| * HIV/AIDS is now the leading cause of death for | | | | Protect yourself and protect your heart people! Feed |
| Black women 25-44 years of age and has been for | | | | your mind and free it! |