'Black women show up for everyone, but who will show up for us? When it comes time to help 'strong Black women' and 'fearless Black girls' in need, there are no national calls for justice, only radio silence.' –ruthesamuel
and battled housing insecurity. After a protest on June 6, she posted on Twitter that she was assaulted by an older Black male. Following the incident, she shared details and her whereabouts via Twitter and disclosed that she had survived another. She was reported missing that same day, and found dead a week later. The 49-year-old suspect, Aaron Glee Jr., was arrested on June 14 and charged with felony murder and kidnapping.
My Blackness and my womanhood go hand in hand; I do not experience them as separate from one another. As Black women, we exist at the crossroads of both race and gender-based violence. We experience racism from non-Black women, who throw their faux solidarity to the wind when we bring light to issues that affect us specifically. From cishet Black men, we experience physical assault, harassment,, and gaslighting, though we fight for them relentlessly.
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