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This is the Most DANGEROUS State for Black Women
Feb 7, 2025
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for black women in the United States the
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intersection of race gender and
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socioeconomic status often place them at
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a highlighted risk of violence
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discrimination and systematic inequality
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across the country there are certain
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states where these risks are Amplified
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and one of those states that stands out
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amongst all the other states is the
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state of Missouri I bet most people
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can't even point where Missouri is on
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the map according to the latest stats
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Missouri stands out as the most
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dangerous state for black women with
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alarming statistics reveal a grim
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reality of inequality violence and a
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lack of protective measures to
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understand why Missouri has earned this
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reputation we must examine the key
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factors like high rates of violence
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economic disparities systematic neglect
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and the Deep rooted history of racial
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inequality that shape the experiences of
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black women in the state Missouri is the
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most dangerous state in America for
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black women but there is one place that
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actually ranks higher for murder rates
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of black women per capita and this broke
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my heart when I saw this on the list
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because I love this place and that's
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Washington DC this was shocking to me
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but it's something I will talk about in
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another video as most of us know women
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are more likely to get hurt by a partner
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than anybody else follow any criminal
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investigation or like half of you women
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out there watch a lifetime like crazy on
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the weekends and the first suspect when
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a woman is a victim of a homicide is
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always the boyfriend or the husband so
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what is leading the men in Missouri to
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lose their freaking mind and harm their
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significant other at higher rates than
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the other states what is it about
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Missouri well Missouri has a troubled
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history as a border state Missouri was
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caught between the North and South
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during the Civil War and it has long
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struggled with its identity when it
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comes to race though slavery was
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abolished after the Civil War black
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missourians faced institutional
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segregation voter suppression and
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economic exploitation well into the 20th
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century even today remnants of that
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Legacy Contin to shape the lives of
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black communities especially black women
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back in 2017 the naap issued a tribel
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advisory warning people of color should
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be very cautious when traveling to
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Missouri as their civil rights might be
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impacted that was in response to a bill
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that passed that made it more difficult
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to sue for housing and employment
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discrimination but beyond that the NAACP
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also pointed out that Missouri has a
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long history of civil rights violations
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we all also remember the shooting of
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Michael Brown in Ferguson Missouri can
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you believe it's been over 10 years
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since that happened and other hate
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crimes that took place in that state one
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of the most pressing concerns for black
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women in Missouri is the state's High
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rate of violence across the country
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black women face disproportionate risk
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of violence whether it's intimate
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partner violence sexual assault or
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Community violence Missouri
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unfortunately exemplifies this trend in
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cities like St Louis where crime rates
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have been persistently High black women
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are often targeted by crime with violent
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spilling into their everyday life black
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women in Missouri are more likely to
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experience intimate partner violence a
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reality fueled by economic instability
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and lack of adequate support systems
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reports show that many victims feel
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trapped in abusive situations due to
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lack of financial Independence and
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access to resources according to the CDC
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the homicide rate for black women in
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Missouri is 19.8 per 100,000 people in
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2021 in comparison that rate is 2.6 for
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white women in Missouri black women are
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five times more likely to be killed in
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Missouri than in New York Missouri ranks
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among the highest in the country for
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reports of sexual assault too economic
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instability is another significant
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factor contributing to the dangerous
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environment for black women in Missouri
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black women in Missouri have long dealt
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with job discrimination wage gaps and
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barriers to Economic Security without
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stable employment opportunities or
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access to good paying jobs many black
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women in Missouri struggle to escape
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pover y leaving them more exposed to
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crime and violence this also affects
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black men that's why cities like St
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Louis and Kansas City are some of the
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most dangerous cities for black men too
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often plagued by horrific violence year
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after year in fact Missouri was ranked
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number one for black homicide rates in
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the nation that's something you just
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don't want to be number one at it
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doesn't take a genius to understand
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where you find poverty you also find
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crime and violence so we have economic
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instability among other factors creating
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an environment where the men are
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becoming more and more violent and the
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women have less resources to get away
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from that violence then on top of all of
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this there is also the law enforcement
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factor law enforcement in Missouri
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particularly in cities like St Louis has
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long been criticized for failing to
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adequately protect black communities
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black women in Missouri frequently face
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inadequate legal protections when they
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report violence or seek Justice a lack
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of trust in law enforcement combined
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with systematic neglect means that
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perpetrators of violence often go
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unpunished leaving black women in
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vulnerable and dangerous situations in
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cases of domestic violence sexual
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assault or Community violence black
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women in Missouri often experience slow
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or incomplete police response many black
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women in Missouri live in communities
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where Social Services like shelters
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counseling centers and legal aid are
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either non-existent or underfunded this
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lack of resources makes it harder for
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them to find Refuge when they experience
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violence despite the Grim reality ities
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for black women in Missouri there are
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efforts to bring about change grassroot
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organizations Community activists and
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Advocates have been working to create
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safe spaces and offer support to those
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in danger programs like community-led
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violence prevention initiatives
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grassroot health care clinics and legal
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aid outreach are beginning to make a
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difference but much more needs to be
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done Missouri's reputation as one of the
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most dangerous states for black women is
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not just a reflection of crime
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statistics but of deeper societal issues
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poverty systematic racism lack of Health
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Care and inadequate legal protections
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and all of this together create an
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environment where black women are a
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constant risk from high violence rates
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to economic instability the challenges
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faced by black women in Missouri are
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multifaceted and deeply entrenched
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despite these struggles there remains
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Hope by understanding these systematic
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barriers and working together Advocates
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and Community leaders in Missouri are
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striving to create safer spaces and a
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more just Society for black women don't
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