Teenage Pregnancy Stereotypes By George Cotton

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In the article, “Black Teenage Pregnancy Stereotypes…Or Are They”, presented by George Cotton, Sr. on www.cbcfinc.org. George Cotton, Sr. focuses on the issue of teen pregnancy in black women and how it has always been a topic that people seem to treat as if it’s something normal. The author also implicates how the parents and community needs to help the youth rather than bashing them.
In the first paragraph George Cotton, Sr. talks about what has not worked to help teen pregnancy and how he relies on historical facts and periodical changes. George Cotton, Sr. also point out that black teen pregnancy cannot be considered a stereotype if it is found to be true. Within the second paragraph the author speaks upon how no one speaks about how men

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