Black Football Players Sexually Traumatized, School Does Nothing
It breaks my heart to write this. We had hoped for progress—that the rates of sexual abuse against Black boys and men would decline, that awareness would spark change. Yet, here I am, after watching a gut-wrenching video on Dr. Rashad Richey’s channel, overwhelmed with sorrow.
As a male survivor and someone who coaches and supports this population, the pain is personal. Each story, each statistic, represents lives shattered and futures derailed. Once again, these young Black boys find themselves abandoned—no help, no justice, no systemic action to protect or uplift them.
This reality reminds me of the opening pages of Dr. Daniel Black’s The Coming, a vivid and haunting exploration of generational trauma. It’s a stark reminder of how pain can be passed down, unspoken but ever-present. For these boys, the abuse they’ve endured has likely sentenced them to a lifetime of silent suffering—a sentence that few around them will ever understand.
They’ll try to survive in a society that consistently marginalizes, belittles, and even shames male victims of sexual crimes. Black boys, in particular, face layers of stigma—cultural silences, racial biases, and toxic stereotypes that compound their trauma. Instead of compassion, they’re met with judgment. Instead of healing, they’re left to navigate their pain alone.
We must do better. As a community, as a society, we cannot turn a blind eye to this crisis. These boys need advocacy, resources, and spaces where they can be seen, heard, and believed. They need us to fight for them, to speak their truth when they cannot, and to dismantle the systems that perpetuate their invisibility.
For them, the path to recovery will be torturous, but it doesn’t have to be lonely. Together, we can create a future where they are no longer silenced or forgotten.
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