This Is Why I Didn’t Tell You He Was Beating Me
Understanding the mind-set of a victim of domestic violence is almost impossible to do. Unless, like this writer, you’ve been one.
Janice Fuller-Roberts
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Janice Fuller-Roberts s a freelance writer, novelist, and blogger living in the metropolitan Detroit area. She has a popular advice column called “Ask Janice” at SuzyKnew.com, a site dedicated to the sexual health and pleasure for women of color, with a focus on women from the African diaspora. Janice is also a frequent contributor to the Sexy Single Mommy and has been featured in For Harriet, emPower Magazine, and Corset.
How Do You Explain Racism to Your Black Son?
For parents of Black children, even more important than the facts-of-life talk is the one made more dire in the wake of Trayvon and Mike Brown: how to stay alive.