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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
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African Americans account for a disproportionate number of intimate partner homicides. In 2005, African American accounted for almost 1/3 of the intimate partner homicides in this country
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Domestic violence affects all Americans, regardless of race, gender, or socioeconomic status. However, this threat has disproportionately dire consequences for African-American women.

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Conferences

1997: Assembling the Pieces: Leadership in Addressing
Domestic Violence in the African American Community

December 4-6, 1997
Atlanta, Georgia

The 1997 forum examined several requirements for individuals and organizations working to eliminate domestic violence within the African American community. The forum challenged African Americans to lead the fight to end domestic violence by gathering literature and engaging practitioners in the ultimate assembly of programs and services that address the culture, socialization, and experiences of African American people. Plenary session titles include: Welfare Reform, Domestic Violence, and the African American Community; Bridges between the Field of Violence and Other Destructive Behaviors; The Role of Institutions in the Black Community in Preventing Violence; Partner Abuse in the Black Community: Culturally Specific Prevention and Treatment Models; and Culturally Specific Models.