In this essay, Tressie intimately discusses experiences involving sexual violence perpetrated against herself and other Black girls and women. She covers high profile cases like R. Kelley and Mike Tyson, and examines how the Black community reacted. She discusses statistics that state Black women experience violence at higher rates, and explores the difficulty of experiencing violence from Black men (especially in ones own home) while also having to protect their reputations to the world at the same time. She asks the important question of “what would it take for Black girls to be victims?”

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