A recent Washington Post article noted that according to Federal data, young black men are disproportionately prosecuted for human trafficking. While recognizing that these men are perpetrators, African-Americans are also victims, and racial stereotypes and white saviorism are still found in law enforcement and anti-human trafficking. Sources: * Who’s disproportionately prosecuted for human trafficking? Young black men., The Washington Post * Types of Trafficking, Human Trafficking Data * Human Trafficking: Not All Black or White, Human Trafficking Search * Human Trafficking, VictimsofCrime.org * The Racial Roots of Human Trafficking, UCLA Law Review * An Empirical Analysis of the Intersection of Organized Crime and Human Trafficking In the United States, National Criminal Justice Reference Service * Photo: Pexels