What Does Forgiveness Mean to a Survivor

By Rebecca Lynn For those of you who don’t know, August 4 is International Forgiveness Day. My kids and I have a calendar called “Everyday is a Holiday” and we try to celebrate whatever odd holiday the calendar says, from Compliment the Mirror Day to Waffle Day. Some of the days are too odd or […]

Domestic Violence in the African American Community

By Sunny Lim According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), black women face a higher likelihood of sexual assault and domestic violence in their lifetimes compared to other racial groups. More than 40 percent of Black women in the United States suffer from intimate partner violence and face disproportionately higher rates of homicide. For statistics regarding […]