Hypersexualization — Writing

Breaking the Cycle: How to Protect Black Children From Sexual Abuse

Silence, secrecy, and shame plague how we treat child sexual abuse survivors. This guide breaks down how you can protect children from abuse.

Published WorkAnissa DurhamApril 2, 2024Sexual Abuse, Children Abuse, Hypersexualization, Mental Health

If Parents Don’t Protect Their Kids From Abuse, Who Will?

1 in 4 Black girls will be sexually abused before age 18. When the women we spoke to told their parents, they weren’t protected.

Published WorkAnissa DurhamMarch 7, 2023Adultification Bias, Anti-Black, Children, Sexual Abuse, Hypersexualization, Lost Innocence

Why Do We View Black Girls as Sex Objects?

Black girls are so often viewed as sex objects that the blame is shifted to the girls being sexualized instead of the adults.

Published WorkAnissa DurhamMarch 7, 2023Adultification Bias, Health, Mental Health, Education, Lost Innocence, Anti-Black, Hypersexualization, Suicidial Ideation, Self harm

Black Children Deserve to Be Children

Black girls are called “fast” and boys are seen as men. Both lose their innocence thanks to adultification bias.

Published WorkAnissa DurhamMarch 7, 2023Adultification Bias, Health, Mental Health, Education, Lost Innocence, Anti-Black, Hypersexualization

What You Should Know About Adultification Bias

Explainer: A reader’s guide to what adultification bias is, how it shapes the lives of Black children, and why this stereotype of Black childhood needs to change.

Published WorkAnissa DurhamMarch 2, 2023Lost Innocence, Explainer, Guide, Adultification Bias, Black Children, Anti-Black, Criminalization, Hypersexualization