By Dianne Anderson Probably the first step toward getting young girls aware that they have choices when it comes to healthy relationships and self-respect is talking about the topic that most adults try to avoid, even if they are going through it themselves. In her outreach, Kandee Lewis addresses intimate partner violence, trauma, sexual assault ...

By Dianne Anderson For COVID survivors, adapting in the aftermath of the virus that claimed three times as many Black lives than whites, the shock to the senses was both physical and mental. Losing so many immediate family members, young and old, took years to recover, and only recently, the community is starting to heal. ...

By Dianne Anderson Compassion, not to be confused with pity, always goes that extra mile and usually includes an action clause, something that Time for Change Foundation has become known for in helping domestic violence survivors, formerly incarcerated women and low-income mothers who have gone down the harder roads of life. On Friday, April 14, ...

By Dianne Anderson More people are open about domestic violence lately and sometimes there’s more action around policy, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to relax. Looking around Long Beach, the Women’s Shelter has seen a spike in demand for women with children trying to escape domestic violence, especially since COVID and the end of ...

By Dianne Anderson Wendy Gladney tackles topics that most people would rather avoid, like violence against women that is usually rooted in child sexual abuse and molestation. Some of it, she draws from personal experience. In the coming months in Orange County, Gladney is helping women learn to heal hate through forgiveness, probably one of ...

By Dianne Anderson Domestic violence, family violence, sexual violence against children – it’s all in close proximity to Kandee Lewis. This month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, her nonprofit explores the darker side of something that everyone has had in common over the past nearly two years of COVID-19. A lot has happened behind closed doors. ...

By Dianne Anderson Names like Aminah Colbert and Marissa Alexander may not be the first sheroes to come to mind when thinking about social justice influencers, but they’ve gone through the matrix, and are determined to take it down. Dr. Alisa Bierria holds a deep respect for women who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual ...

By Dianne Anderson Making women look great is one aspect of Brenda Couser’s main mission in life, and as a hairstylist, she is usually just one step away from another important role. In the days before COVID-19, her clients would relax in the chair to feel beautiful and pampered, talking about things that only the ...

By Dianne Anderson Men got a chance to look long and hard in the mirror at the family structure, the impact of anger on their partners, and on the kids, who are usually first-hand witnesses to domestic violence. Seldom is there just one victim. Terry Boykins said his recent Wigs N Weaves Mental Health Awareness ...

By Dianne Anderson Through years working her street ministry, Rev. Bronica Martindale Taylor has seen how women dealing with substance abuse are at greater risk of sexual assault and domestic violence. On the other side of sexual violence, she said there are the date rape drugs, or young men who fail to see the situation ...