- I learned that black woman are more likely to marry black males opposed to men meaning Black men chose to date outside of their "race".
-  Most men date for status symbol 2. How do long-standing stereotypes in the media of African American females being portrayed as property (i.e. in rap videos etc.) affect the psyche of those seeing these images and the African American woman's dating prospects?

-  My opinion of course, African American woman being set to a standard of being the "video vixen" plays a big role of their psyche. From my personal experience and maybe this is considered a self conscious thing but I'm expected to have a certain look in order to be beautiful in the "males" eye . If I  don't meet that standard I'm overlooked  For example, a lot of video vixens body structures are "thick ". Instead if a woman loving her body she may want to enhance it based off what society thinks a black woman is supposed to look like 
3.What factors are contributing to the rising number of single Black unmarried females?
- Woman being more financial stable in the relationship 
- Colorism in black relationships
4.Why is there a stigma in the African American community against the LGBTQ community?
- The LGBTQ community is partly accepted by the black community because in some households being with the same sex is frowned upon. My opinion religion plays apart in why the lgbtq community is fully accepted 
5.Find one resource that helps you understand these themes and post it to your padlet. State the resources' significance to this unit's material. 
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Black+love&docid=608041268942498120&mid=671D2DF80C60F52CB377671D2DF80C60F52CB377&view=detail&FORM=VIRE
This video is a bit of an example of how some black woman and men feel about marriage. Although these couples are married some had their doubts about marriage to begin with. 

-It offers a spiritual path and deep sense of cultural belonging
2.How does the this faith provide a connection back to Africa for those African Americans choosing to join the faith?   
 -Helps African Americans connect to their African roots in the modern time. It helps them dig deeper their identities
3.How does the Yoruba faith treat health and healing in their religion? According to https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4651463/ Yoruba Orisha uses herbs for treatment 4.Please locate a resource that helps you understand this theme. Analyze the resource and state the most important thing you learned from it about this topic.                      -This photo helps me understand that in the African religion they celebrate their spiritual gods with dancing. Each dance has a significant story. 

- I realized woman color tend development conditions such high blood pressure ( preëclampsia) and other health issues while either giving birth or after. It seems that bed rest is the only suggestion offered for conditions resulting in a medically induced C-section. 
2. What factors are contributing to the disproportionate number of African American infants who die in childbirth and African American mothers who die in childbirth?
- Stress on the mother and lack of  health care provided to African American woman
- When a woman stresses out she risks giving early child birth which is also known as premature labor.
3.What are some solutions that can be implemented to improve the experiences of African American mothers giving birth and African American infant survival rates?
- African American woman and men   should be able to access health insurance no matter what income or education they obtain
- Woman of color should be provided more information on the health risks of pregnancy and given options/ suggestions on what could be done to limit the death rates of themselves and their babies
4.Find one resource that helps you understand this theme and post it to your Padlet. State the resources' significance to this unit's material.
This picture to me best represents my understanding of this chapter. You can tell that although she has her baby she continues to worry. Lack of sleep, stress and the day to day things can take a toll on a new mom without her realizing the risk she is putting herself and her child in.

- Low income families aren't able to afford their healthcare needs such as doctors visits , medicines , etc.
2.How does the intersectionality of the unconscious bias, distrust in the healthcare system, lack of health insurance and lack of health education affect the African American community? 
- If African American families aren't able to afford healthcare it is putting them more at risk of health issues. For instance, a lot of African Americans suffer from high blood pressure, but because of lack of health insurance many cannot afford the proper medication
3.State THREE strategies that you feel can address the issues raised in questions one and two.
- Everyone should qualify for medical insurance no matter than income 
- Medicine should be Free to low income families 
- More health facilities should offer free yearly physicals for lower/ no income people
4.Search online for a resource that helps you understand this topic more and post it to your padlet. State why the resource shines some light on a perspective of this issue. 
- African American woman are more likely to have pregnancy complications than any other race. Studies show due to lack of information and stress black woman either die from pregnancy complications or have a premature birth. This relates to this unit because some black woman aren't able to get the best healthcare while pregnant and aren't given the extensive information to keep a healthy pregnancy..

-  It starts in the African American household. They are basically told to keep their problems to themselves until they figure it out.
2.How can the state of the overall African American community improve in terms of mental health awareness and access to services?
- For one ,  Promote the importance of mental health in the households and school systems.  Everything start from home so like the video indicated in order to break generational mental health issues seek help from local counselors and therapist 
3.State THREE strategies that you feel can address the issues raised in questions one and two.
-  Although we have a few , Set up hotlines where people can call and talk about their problems free of charge. Alot of times we want the help but can not afford it
-Schools should have weekly mental counseling sessions ( with parental approval of course) to get young adults used to talking out their problems instead of letting them linger on.
-Last but not least seek help. A lot of times the problems that we go thru is too much to bear. Parents should know it is ok to get your mental health right.  To break GENERATIONAL  curses , it first starts with you
4.Search online for a resource that helps you understand this topic more and post it to your padlet. State why the resource shines some light on a perspective of this issue. 
- To me this segment goes perfectly with this unit. Jada says" if you don't talk about it the more it manifests". A lot of people turn to other substances to deal with their issues instead of seeking counseling . You are only as strong as you allow yourself to be .