To the Editor:
February is “Black History Month”—a time we honor many black people: scientists, physicians, business leaders, military leaders, and many other black people who, with determination and character, have accomplished much and have been an asset to mankind.
During the month, we emphasize the importance of black families—mothers, fathers, and, especially our precious black children. Also, much is heard about black pride and the history of the struggle for freedom and full recognition of civil and human rights for black people.
During this month black mothers, many times accompanied by the fathers of their babies, or other family members, are going into abortion centers to abort their babies. From 1973-2003, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, approximately 14 million black babies have been aborted in the U.S.
The Ohio Department of Health reports that of the 34,128 abortions in Ohio in 2005, 35.4% (12,070) were black babies and residents of Montgomery County aborted 1,531, of which 675 (44%) were black babies. And there is a deafening silence from the black community, the black pastors, and the NAACP. Is this black pride? Is this honoring the black race?
Vivian Skovgard