domestic violence

HAMILTON COUNTY — According to the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence there were 98 domestic violence-related fatalities from July 2020 to June 2021. Along with that domestic violence, cases increased in 2020, but not all counties have facilities to house women and children in domestic violence situations. That’s why Hamilton County is planning on opening its own women’s shelter […]

INDIANAPOLIS — On Tuesday, Mayor Joe Hogsett and multiple other leaders joined together to highlight the month of October at Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “The story of violence in Indianapolis is too often a story of domestic violence,” Hogsett said. “During this month, we in the City acknowledge the true scope of this issue while […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Two groups gathered on Tuesday in Indianapolis and hoped to change the way people talk about domestic violence. Put together by Auntie Mame’s Child Development Center and Indiana Healthy Marriage and Family Coalition, Inc. , the two groups held a community conversation about domestic violence Tuesday evening at the 38th Street Library. Their hope is to change […]

With her recently announced return to the show that made her famous, Basketball Wives and a guest-hosting stint on daytime talk show The Real, Evelyn Lozada is making her return to the spotlight in a pretty big way. On day three of her guest co-host spot on The Real, Lozada opened up about her relationship […]

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Black Women for Positive Change is working towards a violence-free America.

  Dr. Spinks-Franklin is a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician in the Meyer center for developmental pediatrics at Texas children’s hospital and assistant professor of pediatrics for Baylor College of medicine. Dr. Spinks-Franklin is associate fellowship director for the developmental-behavioral pediatric fellowship at Texas children’s hospital/Baylor college of medicine. In addition to evaluating children with developmental and behavioral […]

A San Diego woman was shot and killed earlier this month by her boyfriend in front of her 11-month-old baby and 5-year-old son.

  10/11/16- Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Monica Day, Founder and CEO of Daylight Inc. to talk about domestic violence and why some women choose to stay. “We fought every other weekend. He is an alcoholic. My thinking was we were fighting because he had been drinking. My thinking was if I could […]

The "Empire" star, whose book drops on October 11, reminds us that even "strong" Black women can experience interpartner violence.

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Tamar Braxton and her husband Vincent Herbert were involved in an alleged domestic dispute at an upscale Atlanta hotel on Sunday.

Prayers are going up for Tamar Braxton and her husband Vincent Herbert after they were said to be in a domestic dispute.