#1 Killer of Black Women age 15-45

Violence towards women happens in alarming numbers in the US. However, the statistics for violence against Black women are even higher than for other races. Yesterday, I learned that #1 killer of Black women age 15 - 45, is homocide by a woman's current or previous partner. I was surprised that I never learned about this through the media. I have about the dangers of heart disease and HIV through the media; but our number one killer gets very little mention. Go ponder. If Domestic Violence is the number one killer among Black women in this country, why is it, that many women do not even know what Domestic Violence is?

The following are more statistics that every Black woman and man should be made aware of, this information is from the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community, http://www.dvinstitute.org/:

African-American women experience intimate partner violence at rates 35% higher than their White counterparts and 2.5 times the rate of men and other races.

Approximately 29.1% of African-American females experience intimate partner violence – rape, physical assault, or stalking – in their lifetime.

Intimate partner homicide is the leading cause of death for African-American women ages 15 to 45.