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The unique harm of sexual abuse in the black community

  • Written by Jennifer M. Gómez, Postdoctoral Fellow in Trauma Psychology, Wayne State University
The unique harm of sexual abuse in the black communityAnita Hill in Beverly Hills, California, Dec. 8, 2017.Willy Sanjuna/Invision/AP

What makes R. Kelly’s alleged sexual abuse of black girls different than that of other big-name alleged perpetrators, like Woody Allen?

What are the different pressures faced by Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford regarding their testimonies of alleged sexual and...

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