Stereotypes Of Black Men Research Paper

I often hear black women refer to men as dogs, good for nothing, or just down right trifling. However, we as black mothers of black sons can’t ignore the fact that we are raising some of these same men that we relay those negative stereotypes to. Whether you are a single mother or a married, you have to pay attention to message you are sending to your sons. Just as your daughters are watching you, your sons are also watching you. Some women don’t realize the impact they have on their sons but a man normally learns responsibility, love, and respect from his mother. If you are allowing your son(s) to play video games all day without doing chores, or challenging him in his academics, he will most likely carry some of those lazy behaviors into
Unfortunately a lot of young boys are misguided without positive men role models in their lives. There are some men that desire to be involved in their children lives but some mothers work hard at making that impossible. If a man isn’t abusing his children or misguiding them then there is absolutely no reason for any mother to deny the father his right to be there for his children. Any woman who does this is selfish and clearly doesn’t see the value a father adds to his children. As much as I love sports and outdoor activities, I would rather my son’s father or a positive male role model throwing a football with my son, taking him fishing or camping, and talking to him about puberty. I understand single moms have to do what they have to do and many of them do an excellent job of raising young men with the help of coaches, mentors, or other male role models. With the high percentage of black men being incarcerated or killed there is certainly a shortage of father figures so I would encourage uncles, grandfathers, or church leaders to take some of the fatherless boys under their wing and mentor
When we begin to rebuild our black families we will regain our power to overcome the outside forces that are meant to destroy us. We are already faced with so much opposition from the outside that there is absolutely no reason we should allow division on the inside. It’s time that we as black families empower each other, use our resources to help each other, and stop hindering each other’s growth. I love to see my black brothers and sisters excelling and I love supporting all those that I can, in my eyes when they prosper I prosper. I get no satisfaction seeing anyone struggle, especially my brothers and sisters. I truly believe when I help others succeed by words of encouragement, financial support, or through prayer that those same seeds that I sowed in someone else field will eventually grow in my field. I understand that you cannot support everything but we have a lot of creative and talented people in our race who are doing exceptionally great things but many of us would rather say something negative rather than offer a word of encouragement. It’s true that our race has been divided through slavery and racism but we have to find a way to build stronger bonds in the midst of the outside influences. I encourage fathers to reclaim their roles in the home and I encourage mothers to encourage, support, and stand by the father of her children. It’s time to see the big