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The Gendered Racial Microaggressions Scale – Black Women (GRMS-BW) was designed to assess the interpersonal nature of the intersection of subtle forms of racism and sexism. Data from 469 participants were collected in two interrelated studies for the purposes of scale development, initial validation, and construct validity. In Study 1, an exploratory factor analysis resulted in a 25-item scale with 4 factors as follows: (1) Assumptions of Beauty and Sexual Objectification, (2) Silenced and Marginalized, (3) Strong Black Woman, and (4) Angry Black Woman. Results of a confirmatory factor analysis suggested that the 4-factor model was a good fit of the data and the best fit compared to competing models. The GRMS-BW was positively related to a racial and ethnic microaggressions measure as well as a measure of sexist events. In addition, the GRMS-BW was significantly related to psychological distress. 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