Talking at an intimate level on the first meeting.

Falling in love with a new acquaintance.

Falling in love with anyone who reaches out.

Being overwhelmed by a person-preoccupied.

“You don’t put your business all out in the streets.”

“You don’t air your family’s dirty laundry.”

Who hasn't been told these things at some point during your childhood? Our families requested that we respect their privacy, but in the African-American community our need for privacy seems to have morphed into something more insidious—a “veil of secrecy.”