Domestic Violence

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High Five From WESurvive: Lavon Morris Grant A Spiritual Miracle
by TGJP Published: November 4, 2015
by TGJP Published: November 4, 2015
In early 2002 or so a group of us Women of Color working in sexual and domestic drove down from Virginia to North Carolina to a two-day conference. It was …
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Why domestic violence advocates say the best way to help survivors is to give them back control
by TGJP Published: July 2, 2015
by TGJP Published: July 2, 2015
Abusers control. That’s their No. 1 tactic to keep domestic abuse survivors simultaneously afraid of them and yet reluctant to leave them. Be it controlling a survivor’s ability to go …
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Mail Order Domestic Violence
by TGJP Published: July 2, 2015
by TGJP Published: July 2, 2015
(revised from original post 7/1/15) After the RiceLila married Jack. Things were fairy tale for a long time. And then the abuse started. Then it stopped. Then it never stopped. …

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When Someone Tries to Humiliate You and Take Your Name: Two Abuse Tactics Survivors Should Know
Humiliation as a Control Tactic: What Mattie Crawford's Defiance Teaches Us
Kitty Genovese: What Happens When a False Story Becomes Accepted Truth
Called Out of Our Names: When Did Respect Become Too Much to Ask?
She Burned Her Writing for J.D. Salinger: Claire Douglas and the Cost of Disappearing for Love
When Your Compassion Is Used Against You: Recognizing One-Sided Solidarity
13 Alarming Global Signs Life is Getting More Dangerous for Women and Girls
10 Ways Men Have Tried to Define Womanhood: Lessons From Women Who Refused to Be Defined
The Empty Chair: When Solidarity Does Not Require Self-Abandonment
The Gate That Didn't Trust Anyone Audio

Did the U.S. Justice Department Remove Child Sex Trafficking Information? What Parents and Advocates Should Know
The Children Are in the Philippines. The Men Paying for Their Sexual Abuse Are in America. CNN Investigates.
When Your College Student Is in Trouble: Build More Than One Layer of Support
The Sleepover Dilemma That Comes with Parenting a Black Child
Some of Us Remember Surya Bonaly’s Face. That Is Why We Are Watching the Girls Now.
Why Are Kids Going Hungry at School? The Truth About School Lunch Debt
Children Don’t Lose the Right to Safety When They Misbehave: The Bridgette Chocoteco Story

The Behavior You See Is Not Necessarily the Whole Child: Giving Struggling Children More Grace
BrighterFaith: When a Mother Says She Is Not All Right, Church, People of Faith Please, Hear Her
Gary Indiana Needs Our Help to Make it Through the Storm
Myth vs. Fact: Are 93% of Sex Offenders Religious?
An Affirmation Prayer for Women
To Every Parent, Guardian, and Grown-Up Who Loves a Child: Teach Them Their Boundaries Are Holy
10 Truths for the Anniversary of a Hard Day

Why Are Women Expected to Compromise Their Safety?
I Don’t Have to Explain the Boundaries That Keep Me Safe
Are You Still Protecting People Who Never Protected You? 5 Powerful Questions to Break the Cycle
Grief Comes Back Again and Again. So Can Love.
Inspired by Gil Scott-Heron: 10 Affirmations on Deserving Respect for Survivors
Behind the Wall by Tracy Chapman: When a Woman’s Cries for Help Are Heard, but Help Never Comes
Before “I Am Woman” Became an Anthem, Women Were Fighting to Be Heard: The Story Behind Helen Reddy’s Song