Missouri Continues to Have Highest Rate of Black Homicide Victimization in the Nation Washington, D.C. — Nearly nine out of 10 of Black homicide victims die by gunfire according to the latest edition of Black Homicide Victimization in the United States: An Analysis of 2023 Homicide Data, an annual study from the Violence Policy Center (VPC). In 2023 (the […]
By Xavier Figeroux, Brian Figeroux, Jr. and Michael Figeroux The historical and ongoing systematic destruction of Black men in America has had a profound impact on Black women, shaping their mental and emotional well-being, as well as their personal relationships. As the primary support systems for Black men, Black women have endured centuries of grief, […]
By Xavier Figeroux, Brian Figeroux, Jr. and Michael Figeroux The history of the United States is deeply intertwined with the oppression and destruction of Black men, a process that has been deliberately and systematically implemented by the white ruling class. From slavery to Jim Crow, from the war on drugs to mass incarceration, the targeted […]