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Beautiful Trees, Rotten Fruit

Just because a family looks healthy and happy doesn’t mean it is. Our beauty is skin deep. Dysfunctional families are not always visible to the human eye, but the results of the physical, sexual, and emotional abuse show up other ways. Even in ones death.

Sexual Assault

Why Timing and Motives of Sexual Assault Allegations Matter

We need to examine the timing and motives of every sexual assault allegation. Not all women are seeking justice. This essay examines when and how women make sexual assault allegations against high profile persons.

Sexual Assault

Black Lives Matter When We Protect Our Kids From Child Predators Like R. Kelly: (Pt. 3)

We have talked about the problems. Now let’s talk about the solutions. It’s a long essay, but worth every minute to save our kids! The Black community has a problem with child sexual abuse, victim-blaming, and protecting/harboring predators. This piece discusses solutions.

Sexual Assault

Black Lives Will Matter When We Protect Our Kids From Child Predators Like R. Kelly: Part 2

R. Kelly is the monster in the castle that Black folks created. This is part 2 of 3 in essays about how the Black community fails young children by hiding sexual predators in plain sight with their silence.

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Black Lives Will Matter When We Protect Our Kids From Child Predators Like R. Kelly: Part I

The data doesn’t lie. We do not protect our own very well. Do the lives of young Black girls and boys matter? I broke down and watched the Surviving R. Kelly docuseries which aired on Lifetime last week after a review of the piece made by Lecia Michelle 📃 here on Medium, and it was everything I th

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How Do I Prove My Sexual Assault?

Melania Trump says we need “hard evidence.” Life ain’t always black and white, Melania. The First Lady of the United States said this week people (women) need to have “hard evidence” when making allegations of sexual assault. I laughed at her stupidity! It’s just another example of how…

Sexual Assault

Dear Mr. President, Don’t Apologize to Justice Kavanaugh For Me

I’m not sorry for what happened to Brett Kavanaugh, so don’t apologize for me. I’m revoking my apology extended by the President.

Politics

How Politics and the Media Ruined Two Lives Last Week

The Kavanaugh vs. Ford case in the court of public opinion is a farce. Everyone is ready to choose sides in the “public opinion” case of Blasey-Ford vs. Kavanaugh. We all, like we all have been trained to do, are looking at the superficial, dramatic facts. Dr. Ford…

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Why I Never Reported My Rape

I had many reasons at the age of 16. It was my last day of school my junior year in high school. I was only 16-year old. Some friends and I from my neighborhood decided to cut school and go back to her house. Her mom was a single mom…