Black women in US face disproportionate homicide rates
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 23, 2024
Courtesy of NNPA
The startling 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,” which serves as an eye-popping reminder that 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 person in America . . .