Black women in the US 6 times more likely to be murdered than white women

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia 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 of Malcolm X’s well-known observations on the struggles Black women in America endure. In one of his most famous lectures delivered over sixty years ago, Malcolm X declared, “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.” Those words continue to echo today and is especially meaningful as this new data has revealed disturbing trends in violence against Black women. The Lancet’s report, released as African Americans observe Black History Month 2024, analyzed homicide rates among Black women aged 25 to 44 across 30 states. The study, based on data collected between 1999 and 2020 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, highlights a stark reality: Black women in this age group are disproportionately murdered compared to their white counterparts. In 2020, the homicide rate among Black women was 11.6 per 100,000,...