Keeping it Real: Sexual Assault Awareness 2024—The Need to Protect Black Women and Girls

Sexual Assault Awareness Month raises awareness about the impact of sexual assault on victims, their families and community, with Black women being disproportionately affected due to intersectionality, the systematic oppression Black women experience based upon their race and gender. The post Keeping it Real: Sexual Assault Awareness 2024—The Need to Protect Black Women and Girls appeared first on Black Voice News.

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Keeping it Real: Sexual Assault Awareness 2024—The Need to Protect Black Women and Girls
The National Black Women’s Justice Initiative notes Black women and girls may be disproportionately at risk of sexual violence because “they have been stereotyped as promiscuous and hypersexual for centuries.”

Sexual Assault Awareness Month raises awareness about the impact of sexual assault on victims, their families and community, with Black women being disproportionately affected due to intersectionality, the systematic oppression Black women experience based upon their race and gender.

The post Keeping it Real: Sexual Assault Awareness 2024—The Need to Protect Black Women and Girls appeared first on Black Voice News.

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