The Night I Found My Mother on the Closet Floor
When the writer's family moved to the Southwest, she and her mother got more than desert landscapes: They got a violent Christmas Eve that would mark their time there forever.
Domestic Violence
5 Reasons Why Women’s Equality Day Is Still So Desperately Needed
Think we don't need feminism? Here’s a closer look at the ways women are far from equal to men.
Are Black Mothers Beating Their Sons Into Misogyny?
Women who hit their sons—like Dr. Dre's mother—are celebrated. But real-life stories from Black men reveal that the consequences are dire.
Link Roundup: This Week’s Must-Reads…Black History Month, Trolling, + More
The most compelling stories from our favorite sources.
Katniss Everdeen Is More Than Just Your Everyday Warrior
"Mockingjay," which portrays its heroine as desperately learning to live with her pain, may not be a reader favorite, but it's the book this writer most needed growing up in an abusive home.
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.
We Really Need to Boycott the NFL
For years, the players and their family members have been suffering and dying for the status quo in pro football. Something's gotta give.
There Is No Rationalization for Corporal Punishment
What Adrian Peterson did to his son was not "discipline"—it was abuse. So why are so many people who called out Darren Wilson and Ray Rice making excuses for him?
I Didn’t Just Fall Down the Stairs
Janay Palmer is not ready to share her story yet, and she may never. But she has inspired other women to, like this writer, who suffered at the hands of an ex 20 years ago.