“As we celebrate Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March) this year, we’d like to acknowledge the many ways that Black women have had to create spaces for themselves when no one else was interested in prioritizing their unique existence in American society. We also want to acknowledge the ongoing plight of Black women experiencing gender-based violence, navigating how to overcome invisibility, as well as the intersectionality of sexism, racism, and the other forms of oppression that they experience.” This is an important article authored by Amalfi Parker Elder, Esq. and Patrice Tillery from BWJP (Battered Women’s Justice Project). They discuss how the intersection of race, gender, and gender-based violence creates a critical need for spaces where Black women’s whole identities are seen, validated, and responded to. They call on us to celebrate all the identities that Black women hold while also recognizing when and how Black women’s identities, beyond race and gender, are used against them. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gP-cMzsz
