This article explores how aspects of Black popular culture can be effectively used to enhance awareness of domestic violence among African Americans and access to domestic violence treatment interventions for this population. Black popular culture can be used to enhance the cultural sensitivity and competence of intervention efforts designed to prevent and reduce domestic violence among African Americans.
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