Whose “Black Lives Matter” To You?
Whether we choose to believe it or not, Black Americans have historically held Conservative views. So, when we consider the intentional taking of a human life by way of abortion, why aren’t these same Black Conservative views angered with the genocide that has taken the lives of a future Fredrick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., or Justice Clarence Thomas?
The answer is simple. Black America continues to be entangled in the web of the “War on Poverty” programs implemented in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ). Not only did these programs condition Black America to develop a “victim” mentality, but they also allowed LBJ to masterfully cement in history Black America’s dependency on the government.
The effects of LBJ’s entitlement programs have resulted in the destruction of the Black nuclear family. In 2020, only 30% of Black Americans were married, which should come as no surprise why Black women accounted for the highest percentages of abortions during this same year (39.2%), and historically. This is quite tragic when we consider that Black women are less than 14% of the U.S. population. Whose “Black Lives Matter” to you?
By Mo Riggins
Induced+Abortions+in+Ohio+2021.pdf
Ohio Deaths in 2021, How Many Deaths in Ohio 2021 | Dead or Kicking
Leading Causes of Death in Ohio 2020 (CDC.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/ohio)
- Heart disease
- Cancer
- Covid-19
- Accidents
- Stroke
- Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Diabetes
- Kidney Disease
- Septicemia
Heart Disease Deaths U.S. 2020 (CDC.gov/heartdisease/facts/htm)
697,000 people died of heart disease in the U.S. in 2020
20.7% were Black, 144,279 people
21.3% were White, 148,461 people
Abortions in the U.S. in 2020 (stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/123183)
Of 49 reporting areas in the U.S., there were 620,327 abortions performed
(states are not required to report abortion procedures)
Of 30 reporting areas in the U.S. that reported ethnicity:
243,168 (39.2%) were done on Black women
202,847 (32.7%) were done on White women
Note: According to the Guttmacher Institute in 2020, “there were 930,160 abortions performed in clinical settings”.
guttmacher.org/article/2022/11/abortion-incidence-and-service-availability-united-states-2020