Nikole Hannah-Jones The 1619 Project
Oprah's Super Soul
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Why Are We Where We Are Today?
Slavery was a form of sexual violence against black women in the United States. Black women were forced through sexual assault and sexual violence to reproduce slavery literally through their wounds. "The resilience of black women who were determined even in those circumstances to raise their their children and raise other people's children and to survive is is tragically beautiful i think though let me just say," she says.
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