Black women deserve safety, protection, and the fundamental right to live. Yet for far too long, the national conversation around violence in the Black community has ignored that painful truth. We rally, we protest, we organize around the systemic dangers facing our men and the heartbreak of losing our sons-but we rarely address or name the violence that lives much closer. Source: Delmaine Donson / Getty Whether at work, the gym, or at home, Black women face a high level of danger.