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Article: Black Women, Loyalty, Pride And the March
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- The Washington Post
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- September 22, 1995
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Whatever the Million Man March on Washington next month ultimately
proves to its male participants and the world, it already has proved
something to me:
Black women's loyalty is amazing.
I don't expect black men to agree. Despite numerous brothers'
obvious respect for black women, I've heard too many others claim
outrage at black women for "publicly attacking their men" and for the
gender-wide "betrayal" they see as exemplified by Desiree Washington
and Anita Hill -- women who accused good brothers Mike Tyson and
Clarence Thomas of wrongdoing.
In truth, black women are incredibly supportive of their men.
It hit me last week when several prominent black women announced
their support for the ...