Harrowing stories of women who were victims of domestic abuse and stayed in those violent relationships are flooding social media today in the wake of Ray Rice’s indefinite suspension from the NFL after the release of a new video showing him beating his then-fiance unconscious. As ABC News reports, Beverly Gooden, a former victim of […]
ABC News reports “Harrowing stories of women who were victims of domestic abuse and stayed in those violent relationships are flooding social media today.” Beverly Gooden, a former victim of domestic violence, sparked a conversation online about why it’s difficult for women to leave and other abuse victims are sharing their stories using the hashtag, […]
Tea Party favorite Ben Carson defended suspended running back Ray Rice during an interview with the ultra-conservative NewsMax TV. Alternet put it best when they noted, “As Americans react with horror to the newly released video of Ray Rice assaulting his fiancee in a Las Vegas elevator, there’s one prominent voice defending the former running […]
This original letter was reposted with permission from The Catharine Chronicles Please take a moment and Like Kimberley A. Johnson on Facebook. “I woke up this morning feeling like I had a horrible nightmare, feeling like I’m mourning the death of my closest friend. But to have to accept the fact that it’s reality is […]
“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United Sates or by any state on account of sex.” This simple, gender inclusive text – the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) – would make gender discrimination a federal offense and it would make equal pay, federal law. It is not in […]