Domestic Abuse

Virginia will lower flags Monday to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax.  It appears that Virginia will begin taking a long overdue look at outdated laws …

I was astonished that in a season where we had a string of Black femicides and people were asserting “bidirectional violence” on dead women that they didn’t know. Only she …

Too many women have called a hotline or support number that I was working for where this behavior was a part of her story.  Only now they were in serious …

If you are a Black person, you know what it is like when the “both sides” playbook is used against you. You know what it is like to be pushed …

Sometimes I feel weak and weary. Like today, and yesterday, and the day before that. This work—this witnessing, this advocating, this holding the line—gets heavy. And yet, I am appreciative. …

There is this strange, deeply embedded belief that in order for a woman or girl to be considered a “good person” she must sacrifice her safety for men. Very much …

Financial abuse doesn’t always look like taking money. Sometimes it looks like refusing to carry your part—knowing the damage will fall on her and your children. Judge: ‘Mother’s grit’ led …

They tell women: “If it was bad enough, you would have left.” That sounds like truth. You don’t have to be fooled, though. It isn’t. Leaving is not just effort. …

He killed her. Murdered her. Left the broken pieces for their children to pick up for the rest of their lives. And people still asked about his mental health. No …

In our society we underestimate intuition in favor of logic. I like logic. I also like intuition and fact-based pattern recognition.   From Youtube summary: This animated summary explains how …