BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The truth is, we all know someone who is experiencing domestic violence. By the time you finish reading this, three women will have...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jackson Lee’s legislative achievements are significant and wide-ranging. She played a crucial role in the passage of the Violence Against Women Act. She...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) has introduced several bills, including the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act, H.R....
“By refusing to join with an overwhelming majority of his colleagues to protect women against gendered violence and fund vital programs that offer key support services...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In July, bystander footage of an unidentified California highway patrol officer pummeling a Black woman on...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Last year, the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 was amended and reauthorized. This past month, a group of...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist March is the official month to “discuss” women and it could not arrive too soon. What is sad about both...
