Black women in U.S. face disproportionate homicide rates, study shows
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 13, 2024
The extreme and enduring differences in murder rates between Black and white women in the United States have been highlighted in a new analysis published in The Lancet medical journal. The new report, experts and activists note, serves as an eye-popping reminder of Malcolm X’s well-known observations on the struggles Black women in America endure.
In one of his most famous lectures delivered over 60 years ago, Malcolm X declared, “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected . . .
