Surviving rape fundamentally changed me. Four months before I was raped, held captive, and finally escaped, I graduated from Georgia State University’s prestigious Urban Studies and Nonprofit Administration program with a Master’s degree, a 4.0 GPA and the department’s highest …
Category: Women’s Health

Don’t Doubt the Memories of a Survivor
25 years later, I remember so many details about the day I was raped.

Mocking Survivors Is Unpresidential
Dear President Trump, Just when I think you might be growing into your role as a leader, you remind me my hope is misplaced. Shame on you for mocking Dr. Christine Blasey Ford during your pep rally in Mississippi. You …

Stop Blaming Survivors and Start Believing
Why is it so hard to believe a woman could be raped and yet not seek justice?

We Have to Speak Our Truth About Rape
Why rape survivors are speaking out now and what they experience as a result.