In her writing "Invisible No More," Andrea Richie successfully captures the disproportionate disadvantage that black women face when it comes to law-enforcement. Through her work with sexual abuse survivors, residency in Chicago, and common access to the news, Richie was able to form a well-informed and socially justified perspective on the topic.
Her point of view is not hard to back up with facts considering the amount of black women who died at the hands of officers during her time. She discussed cases that she got from the survivors themselves or by word-of-mouth from local people, meaning that she knew or at least lived near the survivors of these crimes. She was fully involved in this topic because she saw happening around her every day. Her first hand view of the police brutality on women of color has surely shaped her opinion in a way that most of us could not imagine.
Because she realizes that most individuals do not have the background she does, she created an entire book to raise awareness. She does this in hopes to expand and transform the mindsets of those who were previously unaware of this situation occurring every day. She wants to keep black women safe from police violence in their homes, schools, places of work, as well as on the streets. Her ideas of spreading the word to gain support allows for more awareness and help towards the common goal of safety from discrimination in violence for everyone.
This topic is still relevant today. We see all over social media that a new black individual is killed by a policeman almost daily. It's hardly a shock anymore to hear about a person of color being killed by an on duty officer. According to the HuffingtonPost, 250 black people were killed by police in 2016 in America. Increasing rates of this issue makes it clear that people like Andrea Ritchie, who want to spread the support, are much-needed in our society today.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-people-killed-by-police-america_us_577da633e4b0c590f7e7fb17
What are some issues that disproportionately affect people of your culture?
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