African American women are at slightly increased risk for sexual assault (Abbey Jacques-Tiaura & Parkhill 2010 However due to stigma experiences of racism and historic oppression African American women are less likely to seek help from formal agencies when compared to White women (Ullman & Filipas 2001 Lewis Resnick Smith Best & Saunders 2005 and/or… Continue reading African American women are at slightly increased risk for sexual assault