Black Women

All the articles presented important issues, however what struck me most was the video by Kimberle

Crenshaw. When we think of police brutality against people of color, we typically assume that men

are more likely to suffer from it than women. The names : Shantel Davis. Aiyana Stanley-Jones. Renee 

 Davis. Sandra Bland were unfamiliar to me before watching this video. Yet, if we take a closer look at the 

 American History : Women of color have been enduring violence from the law enforcement since slavery. 

 During slavery, women of color were victims of the " plantation justice" which punished women in many

ways. It crystal clear that women of color have achieved many great things since the end of slavery, but 

 the video by Kimberly Crenshaw demonstrates that women of color are still  victims of the law 

 enforcement. 

I  connected the video to the book "Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and 

Women of Color"  by Andrea J .Ritchie. The book examines how women of color and indigenous

 women experience racial profiling, police brutality and immigration. It also documents the evolution of 

women' movements and urges the society to rethink our visions on safety.

Although, we still talk about this issue as it only affects black men, I must state that its becoming more

clear that women are also victims of police brutality. Part of this improvement is due to social media,

it allowed women to share their experiences with police brutality, relate to each other, and made

police violence against black women visible to the American society.

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