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mural.ly african american abortion

letter to the editior

Early College High School

2050 Hwy.501 E. Conway, SC 29526          

 P.O Box.261966

The Sun News,

Letter to the Editor and Chief

P.O. Box 406,

Myrtle Beach, SC 29578

Dear chief and editor:

My name is Demira Smith. I am a sophomore at Early College High School in Conway, SC.

The problem I would like to address is molestation.  Almost everyday events occur behind closed doors without anyone knowing. We are unaware of what thoughts and feelings that goes through the head of those who were victimized. Why me? How come? What did I do? Runs through many of their heads wandering and anxious for an answer to why it happened. These types of things such as rape and sexual molestation happen every day, that’s why we all as a society should come together and fix also stop the oncoming occurrences of sexual molestation.

Thank you so much for your time. I appreciate your help and hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely,

Demira Smith

Exploratory Essay

Demira Smith

English 2 2^nd

Ms.McKoy

3/9/2013                                  African American controversy on Abortion  

            Everyday our African Americans societies struggle with various hardships of life. Poverty, higher death rates, low income, sickness, and economics are all common in the black community, issue such as investments and loans, and imprisonment. We all as a society share these issues Caucasians, African Americans, Asian, Latinos; and any other race in the world. But when it comes to one isolated topic such as abortion, out of all races African Americans were chosen. We are bashed, we are targeted, but most importantly we are humiliated. To think that today’s society has changed so much from back then , in a way it seems that we took a step a forward and then were pushed five steps back on such a topic. And on a subject so common in the U.S, it hurts so much to that we, African Americans are earmarked out of every single ethnic group In the united states of America.

             An article recently released and started a controversy on African Americans .As stated in the article “Billboard focused on African Americans abortion was taken down “focused on an ethnic group obviously African Americans. It exhibits and portrays “supposedly” how a billboard that stated (para.4) .The most dangerous place for and African – American is in the womb” raises awareness. Bu the question is how?  A spokesman by the name of Mary Alice Carr of Prochoice America claimed “ They’re attacking women for choosing abortion while simultaneously destroying family planning”.As explained little do they know women go through day to day to prevent pregnancies, and there reasons reason for abortion. Also stated by Carr , “ The issue is here  they are doing a campaign, targeting a group of women to make them feel guilty and shameful about family choices”. But do they target he other ethnics races such as the Caucasian, Hispanics, or Asian? I mean don’t get me wrong I’m not saying it in a mean way , I’m just stating how I feel. But don’t we all experience this?

            It every day these things happen in our city, towns, or happen community to  everyone. And I mean everyone. But now as individuals we have to step up and explore and learn about thing that interest us. And as a young teen in America’s society I plan on finishing my research as to why African Americans are targeted on the issue of abortion.

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                                                                COLORED STATISTIC OF ABORTION

Is it because of their low income?

Or living on section A all their lives.

Despite the births of a child based upon her lies.

Maybe it’s those full lips she know they might have

Or heritage of genes from someone of the past.

The young girl’s baby’s father is locked behind bars.

She receives help from no one.

Her parents don’t love her.

They would rather show her how life was when they were young.

Struggling to maintain her image, she misinterprets.

But now confesses to the preacher’s sermon.

For one day to move out the hood.

For a life that was beyond, greater goods

She stopped trying to get an education.

And instead fell for the dope boys’ compensation.

Trying to out shine her friend’s social life.

Here she lies underneath the knife.

Or rape just like her grandmother.

When she worked in the fields.

To be constantly whipped or even worst KILLED.

Another statistic is what she is called.

A dark hole, in which she is hauled.

Drugged with medicine

She prepares to strip away, a life of an innocent.

Patiently she waits to rethink her options.

She says “a child of color wouldn’t have a home if given up for adoption”

She sits in a chair, legs spread open.

In a gown soon to be painted red.

Doctor says “for a woman of your color the child is better off dead”.

Eyes closed the feeling of guilt and chill rattles up her spine.

Toes curled in fear of losing another life.

All she feels is cold hands inside of her.

Grabbing at her used to be innocence.

A stick of a needle and her mind runs crazy.

Another official statistic of an aborted colored baby.