But why black women?
According to numerous research studies, including the Institute for Women's Policy Research , Black Women in America: Are among the MOST likely to experience violence from their romantic partners of any group of women Experience significantly higher rates of mental abuse than other groups of women Experience higher rates of sexual violence of any group of women Are almost 3 times more likely to be killed by a man, almost always at the hands of a male that they know personally And frankly, this page exists because of YOU: The white women who listen to their black women friends vividly describe being abused but you ignore this to look us in the eye and tell us how strong we are. The family members who listen to us talk about how we were verbally abused and discourage us from leaving because he's such a "good black man" who helps financially. The mutual friends that tell us that he could never be abusive because he is such an upstanding religious man and how you could ...