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Domestic Violence
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Personalizing Our Resistance to Domestic Violence
While telling our personal stories of struggle may sometimes feel self-serving, stories of personal trauma are the key to humanizing statistics of domestic violence.
For Black Women, Domestic Violence and State Violence Go Hand in Hand
For many black women like Marissa Alexander, instead of support and healing, defending themselves from domestic violence can lead to the loss of freedom through incarceration.
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Are Head Injuries the Bridge Between the NFL Playing Field and Domestic Violence?
Does the brutality of American football, particularly head injuries, plays a role in the prevalence of players committing acts of violence against women?
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Domestic Violence Center Stage
What boys see and hear modeled toward women in their lives and from their football heroes and what men see and hear modeled toward women in service, is what …
It’s Not Just Ray Rice: Dave Zirin on the NFL’s History of Condoning Domestic Abuse
Sporting news has put a new spotlight on domestic violence and its lax treatment.
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US Court Sets Precedent by Ruling Guatemalan Domestic Violence Victim Can Seek Asylum
Women fleeing domestic violence and fearing for their lives can now legally seek asylum in the United States.
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Undocumented Mothers in the US Are Often Vulnerable, Ignored and Misunderstood
Undocumented women face challenges with employment, health care, high rates of domestic violence and psychological trauma.
“Black Women’s Blueprint” Helps Low-Income Women Get By, Through Bartering
The Black Women's Blueprint is a group that now anchors a bartering network, savings pool and several other cooperative projects.
The Forgotten Mothers
The majority of women in prison are domestic violence survivors. Most women in prison are also mothers.
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Guns Make Domestic Violence Deadlier
When guns are involved in domestic violence, women die. Right wing media falsely claim the presence of guns make women safer.