25 Top Sexual Violence Activists: #5
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and I’m making a list of my favorite activists speaking out against sexual violence. Some are old-school activists working on the ground in non-profit organizations; some are artists; some are writers – all are committed. I’ve been speaking out against sexual violence for the last 15 years – beginning slightly more than a year after I survived an experience of rape. The people I mention this month are friends and comrades. The FaithTrust Institute is one of the oldest – if not the oldest – organizations that addresses sexual and...
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and I’m making a list of my favorite activists speaking out against sexual violence. Some are old-school activists working on the ground in non-profit organizations; some are artists; some are writers – all are committed. I’ve been speaking out against sexual violence for the last 15 years – beginning slightly more than a year after I survived an experience of rape. The people I mention this month are friends and comrades. Men Stopping Violence based in the greater Atlanta community. And you thought that the only people resisting...
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and I’m making a list of my favorite activists speaking out against sexual violence. Some are old-school activists working on the ground in non-profit organizations; some are artists; some are writers – all are committed. I’ve been speaking out against sexual violence for the last 15 years – beginning slightly more than a year after I survived an experience of rape. The people I mention this month are friends and comrades. Tamar’s Voice is a small national non-profit that focuses specifically on ministry to those who have...
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and I’m making a list of my favorite activists speaking out against sexual violence. Some are old-school activists working on the ground in non-profit organizations; some are artists; some are writers – all are committed. I’ve been speaking out against sexual violence for the last 15 years – beginning slightly more than a year after I survived an experience of rape. The people I mention this month are friends and comrades. The Chicago-based non-profit A Long Walk Home founded by sisters Scheherazade and Salamishah Tillet. ...
Read MorePreaching Easter 2012
The story does not end with crucifixion. That’s the message I need to hear this Easter. In the last weeks, wider American has become more conscious of what African Americans have always known: crucifixion can happen at any moment . . . I’m not preaching on Easter this year, but this is what I would say if I were. Every so often, the religion website Patheos.com does what they call a “theoblogger challenge” asking people – like myself – who blog about religious stuff if we will answer a question with a particular word limit. This year they asked us...
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and I’m making a list of my favorite activists speaking out against sexual violence. Some are old-school activists working on the ground in non-profit organizations; some are artists; some are writers – all are committed. I’ve been speaking out against sexual violence for the last 15 years – beginning slightly more than a year after I survived an experience of rape. The people I mention this month are friends and comrades. Aishah Shahidah Simmons’ No! The Rape Documentary. This documentary is not only filled with great...
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