Who makes black males the "face" of various forms of abuse (Bill Cosby, Ray Rice, OJ Simpson, Ike Turner,
Eddie Long, Afrika Bambataa) while ignoring black males as abuse victims? Everyone.
Sexual Abuse Often Taboo For Black Boys
NPR.org
July 13, 2009
Several prominent African-American women, such as Oprah Winfrey and Queen Latifah, have disclosed being sexually abused as girls. In contrast, many well-known known African-American males frame their childhood sexual experiences with women as a source of pride — or a rites of passage — instead of abuse. Dr. Carl Bell, a Chicago psychiatrist, journalist Sylvia Coleman, and Talib Darryl, who was abused as a boy, discuss the double standard.
Sexual Abuse Often Taboo For Black Boys