Yvonne Conza wrestles with the complexities of estrangement from her dying — complicated — dad.
domestic violence
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Jack, Jacqueline — Dad
Yvonne Conza wrestles with the complexities of estrangement from her dying — complicated — dad.
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Theater of Forgiveness
A personal essay in which Hafizah Geter contemplates the personal and cultural legacy of violence against Black bodies.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
Theater of Forgiveness
Hafizah Geter contemplates the personal and cultural legacy of violence against Black bodies.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Theater of Forgiveness
Hafizah Geter contemplates the personal and cultural legacy of violence against Black bodies.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Women Who Help Immigrant Women Escape Domestic Abuse
A network of women like Mily Treviño-Sauceda and Valentina are helping Latina farm-worker women escape domestic violence and abuses at work, learn their rights, and connect with social services.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Wrestling With My Father
Brian Gresko considers the lingering consequences when the only touches between father and son are abusive ones.
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What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About
A personal essay in which Michele Filgate looks back at her life as a teen living with an abusive stepfather, and considers her mother’s reluctance to protect her daughter, or even speak about it.
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Eight Calls to the Police Couldn’t Prevent Her Murder
An examination of a domestic violence case.
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A Life on the Line
Over the course of nine hours, Cecilia Lam called the police eight times to report an “escalating domestic violence” situation. Officers showed up at her apartment multiple times. So why did she die so senselessly?