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.
The victim's mother says that her family has been receiving threats for coming forward and they are afraid to return to home.
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26 people were arrested near Paris on Wednesday after denouncing the alleged violent rape of a 22-year-old Black man by local police.
The settlements of lawsuits brought on by individuals who were wrongfully convicted of crimes, families of those killed by police officers, and disability rights activists, equate to millions of dollars in payouts.
John R.K. Howard plead guilty to injury to a child and faces only two to three years of probation—that's it.
Attorney General of California Kamala Harris, who became the second Black woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate, and former Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown are among leaders scheduled to serve in Congress in 2017.
Plus, petition launched to get Clarence Thomas included into the National Museum of African-American History and thousands of Seattle teachers wear Black Lives Matter t-shirts.
Plus, conservative radio host says President Obama was handed everything because he’s Black and sister of rape victim says Nate Parker is ‘exploiting her’ in new film.
One Georgia teen's rape story is a reflection of why most victims never tell anyone about the assault.
Linebacker Osa Masina was suspended by the school on Tuesday amid two separate sexual assault investigations stemming from incidents that occurred in California and Utah.
Plus, DA drops charges against Morehouse student athletes accused of sexual assault and a cancer patient is sent to jail over unpaid court fees accrued from bounced checks.
