October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). Every nine seconds a woman is assaulted or beaten. On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, th...
Caribbean 360 is reporting that popular talk show host Marcia Henville was murdered. The author writes: “Marcia Henville, the television talk show host, whose charred remains were discovered after a fire gutted her bedroom early S...
The BBC is reporting that Judge Thokozile Masipa has sentenced legendary paralympian Oscar Pistorius to serve five years in jail for the homicide of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Judge Thokozile Masipa also gave him an addition...
This week has been a heavy one for the sports world. Atlanta Hawks owner Bruce Levenson is selling his team after an email reflecting his disdain for black fans became public. Celebrated former Duke basketball star Danny Ferry’s b...
At a time when the Barbados government has just made an about-turn with its policy of free education for its citizens, two recent Barbadian graduates from the Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination (EBCCI), Matthew Murrell a...
Writing for Aquila Style, columnist Fatimah Jackson-Best discusses the implications of Saudi Arabia’s recent ban on domestic violence which includes all forms of violence against women. Jackson-Best explores what this means ...
Writing for Aquila Style, columnist Fatimah Jackson-Best discusses the implications of Saudi Arabia’s recent ban on domestic violence which includes all forms of violence against women. Jackson-Best explores what this means ...
Phillip de Wet of South Africa’s Mail & Guardian is reporting that Olympian and Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail on his fourth day of trial for the death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Prosecutors had acc...
written by Kaitlin Higgins AllAfrica.com is reporting that on Thursday, February 14, communities throughout South Africa stood, marched, and rallied in solidarity with the global One Billion Rising (OBR) initiative. Fueled by out...
CNN is reporting that celebrated paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius has been arrested for the murder of his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. CNN’s Nkepile Mabuse, Josh Levs and Faith Karimi write: Steenkamp, 29, and Pisto...
