In an ongoing study, Black Women's Blueprint found that 60 percent of Black women report having been raped before the age of 18. But part of the challenge has been calling Black men into community to reckon not only with racism, but also with racialized sexual violence and sexualized and gendered racism.
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During the 2015 Grammys, President Obama shocked us all by appearing via satellite with a message about the #ItsOnUs organization that helps victims of sexual…
Some of us live for pop stars and reality TV. We are quick to use a hashtag in support of our favorites like Rihanna and…
One in five American women will be raped in the course of her lifetime, according to a survey released by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. The shocking detail was part of a comprehensive report on various types of sexual violence. The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey is ongoing, CDC officials say, […]
From NYDailyNews.com: A Brooklyn teen was arrested Monday night in the sexual assault of a woman in Central Park – and detectives continued to hunt for his two accomplices, police said. Robert Gonzalez, 18, of Cypress Hills, surrendered to the NYPD’s special victims unit yesterday while Shawn Martinez and Kelvin Dalrymple, both 18, remained on […]
Via: www.newsone.com // From TheGrio.com: A man is speaking out about why he attacked an alleged serial rapist in a Kansas City jail cell. Antonio Collins was booked into the jail at police headquarters on Wednesday on charges of carrying a concealed weapon. Click here to view photos: At first he didn’t recognize the man […]
Via: www.newsone.com // From NYDailyNews.com: For a minute there, it looked like the “bad girl” was back. Ex-Rockland County District Attorney Ken Gribetz briefly represented Lawrence Taylor Thursday as a criminal defense lawyer – until the Daily News reminded the world of Gribetz’s past in an online story. Arthur Aidala abruptly replaced Gribetz as LT’s […]
