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....
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Violence against women and girls, one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today, remains largely...
“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 Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reported that nearly 140,000 low-income families could lose rental assistance and...
by Maya Rhodan Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When Rep. Gwen Moore [D-Wisc.] stood near President Obama last Thursday as he signed the Violence Against Women...
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...
