54 Ladies/66 Men

04/20/2026

04/20/2026

What we’re witnessing is not just a series of isolated incidents, it’s a crisis we cannot ignore.

In just days we’ve seen Black women lose their lives at the hands of men who once claimed to love them. And in Shreveport we saw something even more horrifying, Black children murdered and Black women shot in an act of violence that should shake the conscience of every one of us.

This is not manhood, this is pathology. It is the sickness of patriarchy, the need to dominate, obsession to control, the inability to resolve conflict without violence, and the sick belief that a woman’s life is disposable when a man’s ego is wounded.

And far too often, we look away.

Malcolm X told us plainly, the most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. And if we’re honest, that lack of protection is coming from the very men who should be standing in the gap.

We cannot keep blaming systems while ignoring our own behavior. We cannot keep protesting injustice in the streets while excusing it in our homes. We cannot keep calling out white supremacy while being silent about the violence happening in our own families and communities.

Black men must hold other Black men accountable. Not privately or quietly, but clearly and consistently. Because protecting Black women is not optional and protecting Black children is not negotiable.

If we don’t confront this, we are complicit in it.

Enough is enough.

Talbert Swan

04/20/2026