Illuminates the threats Black
women face and the lack of substantive public policy towards gendered
violence
Black
women in marginalized communities are uniquely at risk of battering,
rape, sexual harassment, stalking and incest. Through the compelling
stories of Black women who have been most affected by racism,
persistent poverty, class inequality, limited access to support
resources or institutions, Beth E. Richie shows that the threat of
violence to Black women has never been more serious, demonstrating
how conservative legal, social, political and economic policies have
impacted activism in the U.S.-based movement to end violence against
women.
Richie
argues that Black women face particular peril because of the ways
that race and culture have not figured centrally enough in the
analysis of the causes and consequences of gender violence. As a
result, the extent of physical, sexual and other forms of violence in
the lives of Black women, the various forms it takes, and the
contexts within which it occurs are minimized--at best--and
frequently ignored. Arrested
Justice
brings issues of sexuality, class, age, and criminalization into
focus right alongside of questions of public policy and gender
violence, resulting in a compelling critique, a passionate re-framing
of stories, and a call to action for change.