Courtesy of ABC News George Zimmerman is currently being held by police after a domestic violence incident with his wife where she discovered a gun…

In record time, Charles Ramsey‘s dramatic and shocking rescue of three Cleveland women turned into a witch hunt to disparage his character, and the Smoking…

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How many times have we heard someone walking down the street or in the same room as us talking about how they’re going to “check”…

On Wednesday, March 13th, in Washington, Vice President Joe Biden (pictured center) and U.S. Department of Justice chief Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured left) announced…

The Violence Against Women Act is a federal law that will provide investigation and prosecution of violent crimes against women, impose automatic and mandatory restitution…

Baltimore Raven Terrell Suggs has surrendered his fire arms in respect to an ongoing domestic dispute with long time girlfriend. Maybe after the Kansas City Chiefs murder-suicide, T-Sizzle doesn’t want to take any chances. Candace Williams, filed a 70-million dollar suit against Suggs two years ago, but had it withdrawn. However, last month she filed […]

Did you know that men are also victims of domestic abuse? While most attention is given to women who are abused by men, men are…

Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of…

From Tiger Woods’ ex-wife to the woman who accused the Duke lacrosse team of falsely raping her, we at NewsOne decided to take a look at some of these women and create a list of the “Top 9 incidents of female domestic violence.” Some of these stories will make you laugh, while some of them […]

VIA: Elev8.com Rihanna has  done what Chris Brown could never do. She can be violent and have no consequences. The new music video for “Man Down” depicts her being sexually assaulted by a man she met at a party. Her immediate response is the opening and ending of the video. She shoots  and kills the […]

October is recognized as “Domestic Violence Awareness Month”. It can happen to anyone, yet the problem is often overlooked, excused, or denied. This is especially true when the abuse is psychological, rather than physical. Emotional abuse is often minimized, yet it can leave deep and lasting scars. Noticing and acknowledging the warning signs and symptoms […]