Why do Black women have to go above and beyond to prove our victimization when the perpetrator is a male or Black male specifically? Why is it treated as a joke like our lives don't matter?? About 22% of Black women in the United States have experienced rape and 40% will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Black women are killed at a higher rate than any other group of women. If you consider the fact that Black women date & marry mostly within their race, you can gather that a vast majority of these acts are carried out by Black men. 

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Resources:

How to support BLM: https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/how-to-support-black-lives-matter

Therapy: PCP, IG: @Betterhelp, IG: @HelpingMindsOnline (AUS and US), Employee assistance programs and therapyforblackgirls.com

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Nature articles: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00933-5

ACLU stats: http://aclu.org

Funders for Justice: www.fundersforjustice.com

Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community: http://idvaac.org

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Production Notes:

Produced & Edited by Host: Sandra [IG: coitraveler]

Co-Host #1: Anabelle [IG: msjudy_1028]

Co-Host #2: Doyin [IG: msdoyinjay]