2. “I Am My Sister’s Keeper”: Exploring Black Women’s Experiences with Kinship and Betrayal After Sexual Assault at HBCUs
Presented by: Zyer Beaty, Raven Cokley and Brean’a Parker

3. Agenda Introduction Ice Breaker/ Activity
Information Sharing (Review of Literature)
Group Discussion and Questions
Closing

4. Introduction Why is this important research to us? What’s the point?
Goals of this session

5. Family Secret Family Business
We can see if this URL link works, i was trying to embed the video but there was no way to do that on google slides

6. Pair and Share
What reactions or responses do you have after watching the video?
What does it mean to protect Black women’s bodies at HBCUs?

7. Review of Literature Sexual Assault Research Master narrative
Risk factors
Alcohol or Drug Use
Prior Victimization
Outcomes
Disclosure of Sexual Assault
Mental/Emotional and Physical challenges
Relationship with perpetrator
Historical Sexual Violence
Sexual Assault Research
Norming experiences of sexual Assault at Historically White Institutions
Women’s experiences included (white, cisgender, traditional college age , full-time, straight/heterosexual women)
Not much attention or effort put into exploring how experiences of culture and type of institution impact risk factors
Risk Factors
Alcohol and drug use being a risk factor for sexual assault
Physical force sexul assault
Incapacitated sexual assault
Outcomes
Prior Victimization
Sexual, verbal, physical or emotional assault a predictor of later victimization
Disclosure of sexual assault
Social support
Lack of knowledge around reporting process
witness/experience lack of consequences
Mostly to friends and sometimes family
Mistrust of law enforcement and criminal justice system as a whole
Relationship with perpetrator
Usually women know and have a relationship with perpetrator (friend, mentor, classmate, associate)
Race/ethnicity-indicator of disclosure behavior
Debunk rape-myth of scary stranger, dark alley at night time being the master narrative
Historical Sexual Violence
Violence of Black Bodies historically in this country
Socialization of victimization of Black women
Politics of respectability
Expectation to value others (Black men, community, children) before self
“What happens here stays here”

8. Black Feminist Theory
Acknowledgment of interlocking systems of oppression for Black Women
Collective Experiences
Black women develop and possess knowledge from everyday experiences
Provide space, safety and support for Black women
Inherently values activism/advocacy and intellectual knowledge/scholarship
Reclaiming and centering Black women’s experiences, ways of knowing and being

9. Why HBCU’s?
Research is saturated in historically white institutions, but not at HBCU campuses
Faculty influence
Effect of a culture specific pedagogy
Increasing percentages of women who are speaking out about rape culture on their campuses, with feelings little to no support

10. Family Matters
Contextual Factors of African American women on college campuses
Brother/Sister Bond & Kinship
Lack of clear institutional policies
Less than half of the rapes and sexual assault cases that happen on and off campus with African American students go unreported

11. Family Meeting
Which structures are currently in place at your institution to address the sexual assault of Black women? What changes need to be made?
How can experiences of sexual assault be addressed given the cultural contexts of HBCU campuses?
What are some issues of social justice and inclusion for Black women who have experienced sexual assault at HBCUs?

12. Closing Remarks
Moving Forward
Call to Service
Final Thoughts?

13. References
Barrick, K., Krebs, C. P., Lindquist, C. H., Moore, C., & Plummer, D. (2012). Factors Associated with Incidents of Sexual Assault among Undergraduate Women at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Victims & Offenders, 7(2),
Kennedy, J. L. (2012). The HBCU Experience: Liberating or Not? The Urban Review, 44(3),
Krebs, C. P., Lindquist, C. H., & Barrick, K. (n.d.). The Historically Black College and University Campus Sexual Assault (HBCU-CSA) Study. PsycEXTRA Dataset.
Krebs, C. P., Barrick, K., Lindquist, C. H., Crosby, C. M., Boyd, C., & Bogan, Y. (2011). The Sexual Assault of Undergraduate Women at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(18),
Lindquist, C. H., Barrick, K., Krebs, C., Crosby, C. M., Lockard, A. J., & Sanders-Phillips, K. (2013). The Context and Consequences of Sexual Assault Among Undergraduate Women at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 28(12),

14. Thank you!