domestic abuse
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Keith Ellison Wins Attorney General Nomination Despite Domestic Violence Claims
Embattled Congressman Keith Ellison overcame claims of domestic abuse to win the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s nomination for Minnesota attorney general, CNN said Tuesday. Ellison was an early favorite for the position when allegations of violence surfaced. The deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee was accused of physically and emotionally abusing his ex-girlfriend, Karen Monahan. The…
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Rep. Keith Ellison Denies Domestic Violence Claims Made by Former Girlfriend and Her Son
U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) is a darling of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. He’s the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee. He’s young, charismatic and was the first Muslim to be elected to Congress. He is a frontrunner to become his state’s attorney general, but all of that may come to…
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Serena Williams: Young Boys, Men Should Be Included in Conversation on Stopping Domestic Violence
Tennis superstar Serena Williams is vocalizing a push to include men—particularly young boys—into the conversation about domestic violence, a conversation that she says shouldn’t just center on women. “I think expanding the conversation to men and expanding the conversation to young boys, it’s so important,” she said during an interview Wednesday, according to the Associated…
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Stop Pretending You Actually Gave a Shit About XXXTentacion’s ‘Growth’ and Potential
My only context for XXXTentacion is a terrible one. I first became aware of him several months ago, after reading about how his star was rising not just in spite of the numerous crimes he allegedly committed but specifically because of them. He was back off my radar until a month ago, when Spotify sought…
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Speaking Out Against Domestic Violence on Black Women Is No Longer Taboo, but Doing Something About It Is
My first job, about a decade ago in Harlem, was interning at a shelter for domestic violence survivors. Most were lower-income black and Latina women. A colleague and I would organize these makeshift financial sessions, giving these women overviews about how to build credit, manage debt, apply for housing vouchers and the like. I regularly…
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NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray Is Disrupting Domestic Violence With a New Initiative
Chirlane McCray, the first lady of New York City, is working to close the gap in support for the majority of domestic violence victims in the city whose abuse goes unreported to law enforcement. On Wednesday McCray, who is also co-chair of the city’s Domestic Violence Task Force and the Commission on Gender Equity, announced…
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New York Just Took a Major Step in Addressing the Link Between Domestic Violence and Guns
Here’s a small glimmer of hope for victims of domestic violence: On Saturday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the passage of new legislation that requires convicted domestic abusers to surrender any and all firearms and prohibits them from obtaining or renewing a firearm license. Though this may seem like common sense, a previous loophole…
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We Don’t Love Men Like Fabolous. We Just Hate Women
If there’s a takeaway from the revelation of and the reaction to Fabolous’ abuse of Emily Bustamante, his longtime girlfriend and the mother of his two children, it’s that there are no fresh takeaways from it. We should know by now not to allow a man’s laid-back public persona to make us assume he’s not…
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Claims Trump Supports Victims of Domestic Violence; His Tweets and Statements Say Otherwise
Last week, two White House staffers resigned from their positions amid allegations they had both physically and emotionally abused their former spouses. When it was revealed that both the FBI and White House officials knew about the allegations against both men, it raised questions as to why they were allowed to keep their jobs and…
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White House Speechwriter Is 2nd Staffer This Week to Resign Amid Domestic-Abuse Allegations
For the second time this week, a White House staffer has resigned from his position amid allegations that he was physically and emotionally abusive to a former spouse. The Washington Post reports that White House speechwriter David Sorensen, who worked with senior policy adviser Stephen Miller, resigned Friday as the Post was preparing a story…