Battle Cries Black Women and Intimate Partner Abuse by Hillary Potter PAPERBACK

Battle CriesBlack Women and Intimate Partner Abuse\nAuthor(s): Hillary Potter\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814767306, 978-0814767306\nSynopsis\nContrary to the stereotype of the \""strong Black woman,\"" African American women are more plagued by domestic violence than any other racial group in the United States. In fact, African American women experience intimate partner violence at a rate 35% higher than white women and about two and a half times more than women of other races and ethnicities. This common portrayal can hinder black women seeking help and support simply because those on the outside don't think help is needed. Yet, as Hillary Potter argues in Battle Cries: Black Women and Intimate Partner Abuse, this stereotype often helps these African American women to resist and to verbally and physically retaliate against their abusers. Thanks to this generalization, Potter observes, black .