Domestic Violence

  The tragedy of Deanna Cook is a painful, textbook study in how a broken safety net can fail a woman who did everything right. The lawsuit filed by her …

Some of us were never told that we deserved to feel safe.We were told to keep going.To be strong.To not make a scene.To forgive.To forget.To move on. So we did.We …

Another week. More headlines. Three fathers allegedly killed family members. Their ENTIRE family. Communities were left grieving. News reports called the violence “shocking.” (really?) But another word appeared in the …

“Will a highly neutral parentage framework be sensitive enough to recognize unequal power, violence, coercion, reproductive abuse, and sexual assault?” If institutions are going to look women in the face …

  One of the most dangerous assumptions in the world is believing that if a woman does not openly object, she must be okay with what is happening. Many women …

The first step in controlling a person is often convincing them they cannot trust what they know. Violence prevention begins long before violence. It begins with protecting people’s right to …

A woman asks for safety. Everyone else asks for evidence.   🌿 Sometimes a woman is not asking for much. She is asking for rest. She is asking for privacy. …

  Some injuries announce themselves with bruises. Others move in quietly, sit behind the ear, ring through the night, and make a woman wonder if she is “just stressed.” That …

There are wounds that don’t stop bleeding just because the headlines fade.There are names that deserve to be spoken with reverence—not only in tragedy, but in truth. We know Amiri …

Long before mainstream platforms embraced diverse stories, he was doing the work. Out of the trunk of his car. In beauty salons. With Black women as his first and fiercest …