Black Men are Gods Ch. 18

Contrary to what you might have heard, the state of the affairs between Black men and Black women in North America is not deplorable. Don't believe everything the media tells you. They only choose to show negative images of us. I know Black guys and Black girls who are scholarship winners, outstanding achievers, gifted intellectuals and savvy businesspeople yet their accomplishments are ignored by the media. Especially those of us who hail from the Caribbean. Haitians, Jamaicans, Trinidadians and the like. We the island folks can accomplish great things when given the chance. Take me for example. My name is Georgia Jean-Robert. A Haitian-American gal living in the city of Brockton, Massachusetts.

At six-foot-two, I stood a head taller than most people at my very diverse high school in the City of Champions. Being a dark-skinned and voluptuous young Black woman in a country that worships skinny white chicks hasn't been easy for me. In America, a cute gal with large breasts, a curvy body and a big booty isn't exactly the epitome of beauty. Skeletal chicks seem to be. Things are changing, though. I've seen many curvy ladies of African and Hispanic descent in the movies lately. Here's to hoping that this trend continues. A lot of people look at you and think they know you. Quite often, their impressions couldn't be further from the truth. For example, who would ever guess that I was a varsity ice hockey player just by looking at me?

At Brockton Community High School, I was the first Black girl to try out for the Men's Varsity Ice Hockey team. And I played hockey all four years of high school. After graduating in May of 2008, I enrolled at the world-famous Cadmus College. A private school with a student body of eleven thousand people. Located in the heart of Boston. Cadmus College is surprisingly affordable, charging six grand a year for in-state students, including room and board. Since I was on an athletic scholarship, I didn't have to worry about that. I'm happy to say that Cadmus College takes care of its jocks. A lot of schools are neglecting athletics during the Recession and I don't like that at all.

Athletics are a priority at Cadmus College. They compete in Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's Baseball, Women's Softball, Men's and Women's Ice Hockey, Men's and Women's Golf, Men's and Women's Gymnastics, Men's Soccer, Women's Track