VIolence Against Women Act
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“Smile 4 Smiley Movement” Opens Dialogue about Domestic Violence
The end of July marks three years since QueenAfi lost her 19-year-old daughter in an act of violence, similar to…
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Collaboration, Funding Key to Helping Victims of Violence
Rep. Steny Hoyer heard two words over and over during a recent discussion on helping victims of violence: money and…
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Black Women Demand Justice, Accountability at March
With the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) set to expire, Black women flooded the streets of D.C. and New York…
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Violence Against Women Law Needs Strengthening
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In July, bystander footage of an unidentified California highway patrol…
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Move Afoot to Protect Women Around the World Against Violence
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Last year, the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 was amended and reauthorized.…
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Sequestration Continues to Harm Blacks
by Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reported that nearly 140,000 low-income…
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Stronger Violence Against Women Act Signed into Law
by Maya Rhodan Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When Rep. Gwen Moore [D-Wisc.] stood near President Obama last Thursday as…
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Ending Violence Against Women
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist March is the official month to “discuss” women and it could not arrive too…
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