In a 2023 BBC Newsnight interview, Mel B was asked whether she herself would call police to report domestic abuse. She said she would not, explaining: “I wouldn’t, because I …
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You Cannot Understand Women Through Shallow Stereotypes About Women
I thought about a woman I once served today. Back when I was serving people with disabilities. She crossed my mind because the day that she became paralyzed, she was …
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Sistah Space Survey : Why are Black Victims of Domestic Abuse Not Speaking Up?
A survey has found “deep mistrust” towards police from black women who have been victims of abuse. The findings from the charity Sistah Space show that almost all black women …
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Healing Voices You Gotta Hear: Déjà Lewis-Nwalipenja on Black Girls and Sexual Violence
I want you to hear from DĂ©jĂ Lewis-Nwalipenja. When she gave this TEDx talk, DĂ©jĂ was a young Black college student studying political science and sociology. Her talk, Black Girls …
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I May Destroy You: Arabella’s Monologue | HBO Replay
What makes this monologue so valuable is its examination of the person who learns to operate right along the boundary. Arabella describes “Bob” as someone who has paid attention to …
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Institutional Sexual Violence: Can There Be Consent When One Person Controls the Door?
đź”’ FCI Dublin forces us to ask a question about consent that reaches far beyond one prison. A woman identified publicly as Dinhora described living with continual fear while incarcerated …
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What Happens When the Woman We Call Strong Tells Us She Was Hurt?
Listening tells you so much about where we really are as a society. A WNBA player spoke about her experience with sexual violence. The comments were not kind. There is …
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No Predator Has the Authority to Rename Violence As a “Right.”
updated from September 26 2025 Abusers call what they do to women and children by many names. They dress it up with lies, excuses, and false respectability. They label it …
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When Stereotypes About Women Acquire Governing Power
A stereotype is somebody else’s story about women. It should never outrank the truth of women’s lives. At a time when we are talking so much about myths and stereotypes …
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Why Didn’t You Go to the Police? First Ask What Happens When Victims Do
There is a question people continue to ask victims of sexual violence: Why didn’t you go to the police? I have worked hotlines. I have responded to women who were …