This weekend I was privileged to serve with Arnold Culbreath,
Dean Nelson, Alveda King, and Ryan Bomberger in Cincinnati, Ohio at the 26th
Annual Black Family Reunion that was held at Sawyer Point. A number of vendors,
organizations and entertainers
gathered to inform, educate, feed and entertain attendees.
Protecting Black Life, Arnold’s organization, hosted a booth and we were able
to interact with a number of Cincinnati Black Families, informing them of the genocidal
impact abortion has had on the Black community. After settling in at the booth,
we took time to visit one or two others including the both hosted by Planned
Parenthood. Three beautiful, vibrant young ladies were there distributing the organizations’
materials. At first I was heartbroken. I was told this was the first time the
booth was staffed by blacks. In previous years it had always been staff by white women.
Seeing these beautiful young ladies reminded me of the steps
Planned Parenthood has taken in their multi-year campaign to reach Black and
other women of color. After quizzing the young women I realized the volunteers had little or no knowledge of Planned
Parenthood’s continuing Negro Project launched in 1939 to control the Black
birth rate. The paid staffer seemed to have been given a script which she
faithfully tried to execute, including telling us she would ask us to leave.
Alveda and Ryan both gave the women something to think about.
Alveda spoke of her uncle Martin Luther King, Jr. and how she believes he would
never have supported aborting Black babies. She respectfully requested they no
longer use her uncle, his image or his words in support the organization's Negro Project. Ryan
shared how he had been conceived in rape, and his mother chose to give him life
rather than death. He celebrated her decision that allowed him to achieve
the possibilities life has placed before him. A number of
people came to collect their information, most unaware that women were dying in
abortion centers around the country and that many abortionists do not operate
their centers under reasonable standards of medical care. In fact, most did not
know the doctors cannot get admitting privileges to local hospitals because
they have such a poor record of treating women. For these women our information was eye opening to say the
least.
I do not know how many of those we spoke with challenged the
Planned Parenthood volunteers and staff. I do not know how many of those we spoke with
refused Planned Parenthood’s materials because they had learned of Planned
Parenthood’s multi-year campaign to draw women of color into the many unsafe
abortion centers that are located within a two mile walking radius of a Black
or Latina neighborhood. Maybe it was the reports, from all over the nation, of the women that have
been injured and required hospitalization because the abortionist did not
exercise care when doing the surgery that slowed the flow of those visiting the Planned Parenthood booth. Uterus perforations,
bowel punctures, infections from unsanitary instruments, hysterectomies,
infertility, the list is growing each year as the so called doctors continue in
their unsafe practices and very few of those with whom we shared had any idea
of the havoc women are facing because of poor medical standards employed within
the abortion centers in their neighborhoods.
I do not know how many of those we spoke with challenged Planned
Parenthood about the many women that have died in Planned Parenthood clinics. Women like Tonya Reaves who was left bleeding in a Chicago Planned Parenthood for more than five hours before they sought the
emergency medical care their “doctor” was unable or unwilling to provide. I do
not know how many of those we spoke with reminded the workers of Planned
Parenthood’s penchant for covering for pedophiles – as was the case in Arizona
when they failed to report a serial rapist to authorities. They have refused to report these rapists that are preying on young girls. Perhaps it was our discussion
of the filthy conditions found in a Delaware Planned Parenthood after five
botched abortions injured five different women in about a month’s time. We may
never know which of our discussions had the greatest impact. What we do know is
that Planned Parenthood did not return for day 2 of the Reunion. And for that we thank God. For that I am no longer heartbroken, but rejoicing. On day 2 of the Reunion, Blacks and women
of color were spared the lies Planned Parenthood spins to lure them into their
abortion dens and I can’t help but believe we saved lives.