Violence Against Women

Washington Informer September 29, 2015

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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…

Washington Informer September 19, 2014

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NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid a new focus on violence against women, President Barack Obama kicked off…

Washington Informer September 16, 2014

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By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In July, bystander footage of an unidentified California highway patrol…

Washington Informer August 1, 2014

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SYLVIE CORBET, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Council of Europe is taking new steps to combat violence against women…

Washington Informer June 18, 2014

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By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Last year, the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 was amended and reauthorized.…

NNPAMaya March 4, 2013

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By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist March is the official month to “discuss” women and it could not arrive too…