Black women are being murdered, violated and maimed. It’s hidden in plain sight, even as they are leading our current-day social movements with fierce intention.
Sister, they are killing us.
Author: Jallicia A. Jolly
Jallicia A. Jolly a PhD candidate in the American Studies department at the University of Michigan as well as a predoctoral fellow at Amherst College and Yale University. She works on HIV/AIDS, Black women's health and activism, and reproductive justice. Her writing has appeared in Rewire.News, HuffingtonPost, Black Youth Project, UMichigan's National Center for Institutional Diversity and For Harriet.
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