domestic abuse
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Illinois Law Requires Hairstylists, Others to Report Domestic Abuse
An Illinois mandate recently signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner will require barbers, cosmetologists, aestheticians, hair braiders and nail…
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Theater Performance Sheds Light on Domestic Abuse
Over 1.3 million women in America experience domestic violence every year, with blacks disproportionately affected the most, according to the…
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Black Women Face Increased Violence
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black women were murdered at more than double the rate of…
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Griner Files to Annul Marriage to Fellow WNBA Player
Cliff Brunt, ASSOCIATED PRESS OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Brittney Griner filed for an annulment with Glory Johnson-Griner on…
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Investigator: NFL Should Have Sought More Info in Rice Case
JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports Writers BARRY WILNER, AP Sports Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Commissioner Roger Goodell got a strong…
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Details Finally Released in Domestic Abuse Case Involving Singer James Fortune
HOUSTON (KTRK) — We’ve learned new information on the Houston-area gospel singer charged with assaulting his wife in Stafford. James…
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The Black Athlete: Janay Rice’s Journey
By Omar Tyree NNPA Columnist I wrote a sports column earlier about domestic violence, triggered by the NFL case…
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N.F.L. Was Family, Until Wives Reported Domestic Abuse
CINCINNATI (New York Times) — Mercedes Sands and her husband, Robert, a safety for the Cincinnati Bengals, started fighting early,…
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A Mother’s Mission: Combating Domestic Violence
By Mary L. Datcher Special to the NNPA from Windy City Word Newspaper [SECOND OF TWO ARTICLES] CHICAGO –…
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To Be Equal: Violence Against Women and Children is Wrong
By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist “I also understand after meeting with a psychologist that there are other alternative ways of…
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