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 …
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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.
Oh, Yes, Me, Too
The leaves finally began turning, not here, where I have rebuilt my life, but, rather, in the mountains linking North to South Carolina. Here, it’s still summer, with daily temps still well in the 80s. There’s no frost on the …
