**Preemptive Strike: I DARE SOMEBODY COME IN HERE AND TELL ME I HATE BLACK MEN BECAUSE I’VE PUBLISHED THIS REPORT. AND DON’T COME UP IN HERE BRAGGING ABOUT ALL THE GOOD BLACK MEN YOU KNOW. GO TO HELL, BLOOD CLOT.**
There won’t be a protest or a march about this, but you ought to know that “When Men Murder Women,” a report released every year by Josh Sugarman, the head of the Violence Policy Center, tells us what many of us already knew: Most black women are most often killed by black men. Shot to death in the heat of an argument, most likely.
Black women aren’t largely being killed by racists. They’re not largely being stalked by serial killers. They are largely being smoked by their own.
And you know what? Most people just don’t give a shit.
Including and especially black folks. I swear to God it’s like Zombieland in the hood…
According to the report:
–In 2010, 499 black females were murdered by males in single victim/single offender homicides. Where the relationship could be determined, 94 percent of black females killed by males in single victim/single offender incidents knew their killers (414 out of 442). Nearly 15 times as many black females were murdered by a male they knew (414 victims) than were killed by male strangers (28 victims) in single victim/single offender incidents in 2010. Of black victims who knew their offenders, 64 percent (267 out of 414) were wives, common-law wives, ex-wives or girlfriends of the offenders. Like the vast majority of all homicides — black or white, male or female — 93 percent (463 out of 499) of the homicides of black females were intra-racial (meaning that both the victim and offender were of the same race).
–As with female homicide victims in general, firearms — especially handguns — were the most common weapons used by males to murder black females in 2010. In the 451 homicides for which the murder weapon could be identified, 53 percent of black female victims (237 victims) were shot and killed with guns. Three times out of four the gun used was a handgun (179 of 237 victims or 76 percent). The number of black females shot and killed by their husband or intimate acquaintance (136 victims) was nearly five times as high as the total number murdered by male strangers using all weapons combined (28 victims) in single victim/single offender incidents in 2010.
–The overwhelming majority of homicides of black females by male offenders in single victim/single offender incidents in 2010 were not related to any other felony crime. Most often, black females were killed by males in the course of an argument — most commonly with a firearm. In 2010, for the 403 homicides in which the circumstances between the black female victim and male offender could be identified, 89 percent (358 out of 403) were not related to the commission of any other felony. Nearly two thirds of non-felony related homicides (218 out of 358) involved arguments between the black female victim and male offender. Forty-nine percent (107 victims) were shot and killed with guns during those arguments.
–In 2010, for single female victim/single male offender homicides where the age of the victim was reported (474 homicides), 10 percent of black female victims were less than 18 years old (48 victims) and four percent were 65 years of age or older (17 victims). The average age of black female homicide victims was 35 years old.
–And while black females have the highest rate of death at the hands of male offenders — two and a half times higher than white females (2.59 per 100,000 versus 1.06 per 100,000) and two times higher than all women combined (2.59 per 100,000 versus 1.22 per 100,000) — the circumstances, relationships and weapons remain mind-numbingly constant for virtually all females of any race killed by males: someone they know, usually an intimate partner, during an argument or other non-felony event, and most commonly with a gun.
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I know that my latest posts have come off a bit embittered, I’m using “shit” more than usual. But it’s a reflection of the anger and outrage I’m feeling and the apathy I witness from the community at large for black girls and women.
They hate us. They really, really hate us.
I feel so sorry for girls in these hoods, hell holes, powerless against the havoc brought on them from all sides. It’s not just the men. As we discussed, many black women join the pile on and reinforce abuse and blame the victims.
Fat chance this will make the news. It’s confirmed by those in the know: the media don’t care about black women. You know why? Because no one else does. Including and especially other black people. Know why No Wedding No Womb wasn’t ever on CNN? Because it has to do with addressing the issues of black girls and women, and frankly, nobody cares. It wasn’t until #NWNW was tweeted over 100,000 times that they were FORCED to LISTEN. Then came the Associated Press. Essence. San Francisco Tribune. The Grio. They all came because I, you, WE demanded to be heard.
The protested for Trayvon Martin, one boy who was killed senselessly by someone outside the community. We are silent about the 499 women who were killed by someone IN and A PART of the community. (On another note, I was heartened to see Clutch address this issue yesterday)
But you know what? Who cares if main stream media don’t cover this. We’ve got Beyond Black & White, and I’ll be damned if anyone from the GAT-DL will come in OUR HOUSE and silence our outrage. We’ve got social media and (God’s help us all) Twitter. Facebook. Blogging.
DEMAND TO BE HEARD.
brought tears to my eyes .... all the other guys standing around him and no-one did anything it was the other girl trying to get him off her. i don't understand. and he wouldn't even stop. even though her friend was crying out to him.
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