Domestic Violence News
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Paterson in peril: New report says NY Gov had staff contact woman assaulted by aide
7:36 AM on 03/02/2010
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A Paterson administration official speaking on the condition of anonymity confirmed that the two employees were directed by Paterson to contact the woman...
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Rihanna: 'Rated R' was 'venting' against Brown
10:06 AM on 02/17/2010
LOS ANGELES - Rihanna says going into the studio just weeks after being assaulted on Feb. 8, 2009, by then-boyfriend Chris Brown was cathartic...
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Holyfield's wife says boxer hit her several times
2:40 PM on 02/11/2010
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Evander Holyfield's wife claims the boxing great hit her after an argument. She now has a temporary protective order against him...
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NFL star Steven Jackson accused of beating pregnant girlfriend
11:11 AM on 01/29/2010
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Supriya Harris of Mableton, Ga., filed a complaint with Las Vegas police this week saying the two-time Pro Bowl running back repeatedly pushed her to the ground in March 2009...
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Chris Henry's missteps don't outshine memories of a good heart
9:01 AM on 12/18/2009
OPINION - In the ego-driven world of professional sports, it says a lot about a player, about man when all of his teammates seem to genuinely share an affinity for him.
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Free bodyguards provided for abused women
7:16 AM on 12/12/2009
VIDEO - Imagine having your own personal bodyguard outside your home all day and all night at no cost. That's what an Albuquerque non-profit group is providing, specifically for abused women...
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Bebe Winans' domestic violence charge dismissed
6:42 AM on 12/08/2009
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - A judge has dismissed a misdemeanor domestic violence charge against gospel singer BeBe Winans after determining he had seen a counselor...
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Three ways unemployment is straining black families
9:20 PM on 11/29/2009
OPINION - It stands to reason that as poverty and unemployment rates increase for black men, they will experience much more anger and frustration...
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For blacks, spanking has ties to slavery
11:32 AM on 11/18/2009
OPINION - Beatings are still prevalent as a child-rearing tool in the African-American community, a practice which hearkens back to the days of slavery...
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Domestic violence is everybody's business
8:28 AM on 11/12/2009
OPINION - When a woman is battered everyone in her sphere is affected: her family, her co-workers, her neighbors...
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