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Alma Adams: “African-American women experience intimate partner violence at a rate of about 35 percent higher than their white…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2021
African-American women experience intimate partner violence at a rate of about 35 percent higher than their white counterparts.
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Alma Adams
Democratic · North Carolina

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Discussing the disparity in intimate partner violence rates among African-American women.

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