interview #2

1. What is your name? Maiden and Married
Interviewee: Latoya Tate
2. Where were you born?
Interviewee: July 1st 1988
3. Where did you grow up?
Interviewee: Canton, MS
4. What were you parents names and occupation?
Interviewee: Jerald and Cynthia Tate my father works for the city. My mother is a nurse.
5. Do you have siblings? Yes or No. Names?
Interviewee: No
6. What was you life growing up as a black girl in?
Interviewee: It is hard but not to hard. You can see a difference in respect, however to me most of it come form blacks men and women alike.
7. Did you ever encounter racism? Explain?
Interviewee: I am in Madison County, of course I have. I remember being told when I was given a ticket one time if you were a white girl I would have let you go.
8. What privileges or setbacks do you feel that you experienced growing up a black female in the North/South?
Interviewee: In the south, a black girls options are limited. The only privileges you get is if you a thick redbone that a rich guy would want. If you are not you will be alone for the rest of you life.
9. What, if anything, do you remember your parents telling you about race?
Interviewee: I remember them telling you got two things against you. You are black and a woman. You have to fight to get anything.
10. What did your parents tell you or instill in you regarding being a woman, specifically a black woman?
Interviewee: My parents told me you have to respect yourself more. The first one that will bring you down is your own kind. A black man will leave you with a baby in a second and keep it moving.
11. Did you attend school? Yes or No, why or why not?
Interviewee: Yes, I have my high school diploma. My parents told me if I did not find somewhere else to live.
12. Talk a little bit about those days…
Interviewee: I wanted to be popular and everything, but my parents told me popularity equals poverty. I was odd in school, but because I wanted attention and to be popular. I lost my virginity. I hate I did, but that how the cookie crumbles. I hate myself for have a baby so young. I hate I hurt my parents for a boy that was worth my time. Everyone has a sad story and unless im getting paid for it no point in reliving it.
13. What was it like in school for you as a black female?
Interviewee: refer to the last question
14. Did you graduate and attend college?
Interviewee: I am currently going to a community college.
15. Did you get married? To who? When?
Interviewee: Nope and probably never will men don’t want use they want those dimes the take all their money or a white girl. Black women are going to be alone either way no point in talk about it.
16. Did you have any children? Yes or No? How many? Why? Was this a choice or just happened? If no children, you could ask them why they chose no to or was it medical reasons.
Interviewee: I have one she was not planned but she her and I love her. If I meet the right guy which is unlikely. I will have a more.
17. Where did they work as an adult?
Interviewee: she is 5
18. Ask them about their adult life and what it was like living as a black woman?
Interviewee: Life is hell if you don’t want a dead in job you have to go through hell and back to get there. You have to watch out for those guys that try to leech onto you for a free ride. Black women love life and business is all messed up. We have no shot.
19. Ask them if there are any specific stories that they would like to share regarding their adulthood life and being a black woman?
Interviewee: Personal, I liked this guy did everything to get him to notice me. He told me I don’t like black girls because they ugly and ratchet. Business job interview, they asked me did I have a child I told them I did and they told me figures. You black girls never respect your selves enough to use protection.
20. What were their relationships like with other women?
Interviewee: I personally don’t have any friends they are women. They are backstabbers. I get along with men more often. Plus, they will use their privilege in a minute over you.
21. Would they consider themselves friends with white women? Or do they have friends that are of another race?
Interviewee: I have acquaintances that are, but like I said I am not friends with any women.
22. What type of relationship do you have with black men?
Interviewee: I have a lot of black male friends. I know that black men are the main ones that will call a black girl out her name, but they are who they are. I have found that black men preacher for everyone equal when the not with you, but then you in a relationship it is totally different.
23. What do you think is the role of both black men and women in relationships and inside of the home should be?
Interviewee: I think everything should be fifty/ fifty.
24. What do you think about people dating outside of their race? Black men marrying white women and black women marrying white men?
Interviewee: I hate is personally, especially if the black guy has money. It pissed me off.
25. What issues do you think most affect b lack Americans today?
Interviewee: I think blacks don’t work together enough. That is why we always fail today.