After coming forward about her struggles with addiction and depression in December, Chiara de Blasio, daughter of NYC mayor Bill de Blasio, penned an essay for xoJane about her road to recovery. “I practice gratitude by counting my blessings; no matter what’s wrong, there’s always something right. I try to make myself proud and give […]
Due to over 200 schoolgirls being kidnapped in Nigeria, worldwide outrage has sparked and protestors let that be known yesterday while gathering in Union Square. Hundreds of angry people came together to protest the near 300 girls who were abducted, and possibly being forced into marriage, in hopes of pushing the U.S. government to take more […]
A 9-year-old Virginia boy died trying to defend his 11-year-old sister from a rapist on Thursday. The child, whose name was not released, was hit in the head with a brick by the male teenage suspect. According to NBC: Richmond Police were called at 6:30 p.m. Thursday after the reported attack in the backyard of the […]
Kwasi Enin, the teen accepted into all eight Ivy League colleges, held a press conference to announce his decision. Enin picked Yale because of their music program and the financial aid package offered. Enin is a first generation Ghanian-American, who worked hard during his high school career. The teen took 11 AP classes, volunteered at a hospital’s radiology […]
About time! On Tuesday, a task force appointed by the White House will announce recommendations to combat rape and sexual assault on college campuses. The force has identified that students are reluctant to report assaults due to a lack of confidentiality. A fact sheet released by the White House also showed that victims choose not […]
Time for “Free Breezy” to go into overdrive. Chris Brown’s assault trial, which was set to begin April 23, was postponed until June — a move that means the singer will spend at least a couple more months in jail as he awaits his turn. Breezy’s request to remain at home to await the trial was […]
A 29-year-old teacher from Polk County, Florida was arrested for having a relationship with a 17-year-old student. According to The Tampa Tribune, Jennifer Christine Fitcher engaged in a sexual relationship with the teen for four months. During the rendezvous, she ended up pregnant and had an abortion. The teen’s mother suspected something was going on with her son when he […]
An Arlington, Virginia technician is behind bars after raping a hospital patient. According to FOX News, 30-year-old Roy Anthony Jones was arrested and charged with rape after he treated a woman in the ER. Police say the incident occurred in January after the unidentified woman was admitted to the Virginia Hospital Center. A 37-year-old woman reported the […]
Twenty-four men in India were jailed on Friday for raping a 16-year-old who was kidnapped 18 years ago. One of the men was sentenced to life and 23 others were given varying prison terms. The victim, who has not been identified, was abducted in 1996 and assaulted in homes, hotels, cars and public buses by the […]
Following the announcement that Brad Pitt and his production company, Plan B Entertainment, acquired rights to produce a movie based on the infamous Steubenville, Ohio rape case, MailOnline is reporting that the teenage victim wants input. The victim, who hasn’t been identified to protect her identity, has never spoken publicly about her ordeal with Steubenville […]
This week, it was revealed that Brad Pitt would continue his successful streak of telling the stories of marginalized communities by focusing on one of America’s most infamous rape incidents — the Steubenville, Ohio rape case. The 12 Years a Slave producer and his production company, Plan B Entertainment, have purchased the rights to the […]
Several relatives of passengers on Malaysia Flight 370 are protesting a continued search conducted by Malaysian and Australian officials, after no hard evidence of plane debris was found. Last week, officials declared that the plane crashed in the southern Indian Ocean. Nine aircrafts and eight ships have discovered fishing equipment and other items, none of which is connected to the missing […]
