Black Lives: Do Women’s Matter as Much as Men’s?

The phrase “Black Lives Matter” was coined by a woman activist in Oakland, California, in 2003. The Black Lives Matter movement was founded by three women activists. Even so, according to the NCADV, more than 45 percent of Black women have suffered domestic violence, and more than 51 percent of Black female homicides are committed by intimate partners. So, one conference participant noted, since intimate partners usually are of the same race, “Black men are a significant danger to Black women.”

Perspective, Story Behind The StoryMeagan JustusOctober 27, 2020control, domestic violence, young women, abuse, domestic abuse, Mississippian, National Network to End Domestic VIolence, abusive situations, black lives, black lives matter, black lives women