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What Really Protects Women: Moving Beyond Racial Myths and Toward Real Safety November 13, 2025
For generations, women have been taught to fear the wrong things.We were warned about dark alleys, strangers, and the “unknown man” who might leap out of the shadows. But the numbers tell another story.And so do the lives of millions of Survivors. Women are overwhelmingly harmed by men they already know.Their own circles.Their own homes.Their […]
When Courage Takes the Mic: Tish Hyman Speaks Truth to Leaders About Protecting Women and Children November 12, 2025
She is facing opposition from all directions. But, that doesn’t always mean that you go silent. She is adjusting her mic and turning it up…..for women and children. In a moment that has moved millions, Tish Hyman, the gifted singer, songwriter, and proud lesbian advocate, stood before political leaders and spoke what too many are […]
From Koketia King to Lisa Marie Riley: The Danger Didn’t End. It Just Changed Addresses. November 12, 2025
In 2010, Florida boxer Yathomas Riley was arrested after his then-girlfriend, Koketia King, was shot in the head inside his Miami apartment.Riley claimed it was self-inflicted. King survived the shooting but maintained that Riley had shot her during an argument. Riley faced attempted murder and child abuse charges — including allegations that he’d sexually abused […]

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