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and Acceptance law enforcement. theyUse threat,” she said. Braveboy Joins Toy and She saidon had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow Term Coat Drive for Kids sense of uniformity in theof way wants‘Latinx’ to see implemented are
By Tia Carol Jones WI Staff Writer
When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year- domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, old Prince daughterGeorge’s told her County the fatherState’s Attorney Aisha survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families ofN.herBraveboy daughterhas threatened partneredherwith Revelation ofher Allown personal to intervene on behalf of a vic“She's using life, and the [ROAR] life of their child, Christmas story, her gifts own and personal pain to tim, a domestic violence assessResources to deliver she knew something had throughout to be push Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further new coats to children the forward,” community done. Outin of heror frustration said about Marlow. training for law enforcement who are need who have been impacted by the with law enforcement's handling Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Life ProtecCOVID-19 pandemic. of the situation, she decided who reads Marlow's “I’m excited and overjoyedtoto be a partner in this book will tion Act and mandatory counselstart the Saving Promise cam“get it.” She wonderful initiative. We have an opportunity tosaid helpshe “puts the ing for batterers. paign. case in holiday such a seaway, the average “If we are ever going to eradisomeone in need during this challenging “It seems to be aAttorney vicious cycle person can get it.” She said at the cate domestic violence, we must son,” said State’s Braveboy. thatApproximately won't turn 50 mymembers familyof the endcommunity of the day, par-the book will look at both sides of the coin. loose,” Marlow said. Marlow help people begin ticipated in ROAR’s Sponsor a Child for Christmasto have a dia- We need to address both the vicIn a recent published in The Atlantic, the shared her story with the audi- logue about domestic violence. tim article and the batterer,” Marlow initiative, where new unwrapped gifts and coats were ence at the District Heights writer, John McWhorter, a linguist at Columbia Also throughout present at the event was said. collected to be delivered to 60 children Domestic Violence Symposium Mildred Muhammad, the University, asked why thealso term “Latinx” hasn’t exMarlow would like to see the community. Other partners included: the Maryon May 7 at the District Heights wife of John Allen Muhammad, caught onprograms among Latinos the way African Ameridesigned to raise land National Capital Park Police; Prince George’s Municipal Center. The sympowho was sentenced to six conseccan amongawareness Blacks in among the late children 1980s? in County Public School Tanya Smith, sium was sponsored bySystem; the and utive life terms without parole andtoprivate schools. She distincLatinx, public fashioned get past the gender president, Family andROAR. Youth Services by a Maryland jury for histion role in feelsin children be educatencoded Latinoneed and to Latina, has not repliFor more http://twitter.com/ Center of thenews cityand of updates, District visitthe Beltway Sniper attacks about since domestic violence. catedinthated success its introduction, in 2014. PGSAONEWS Heights and the National Hook- 2002. Mildred Muhammad “We have by to intellectuals, stop being pasIt hasisbeen celebrated journalists, Up of Black Women. the founder of After the Trauma, with poor chil- But in universitysive-aggressive officials and some politicians. Marlow has written a book, an organization that helps onethe recentdren poll,about only 2domestic percent violence,” of America’s Lati“Color Me Butterfly,” which is a survivors of domestic violence Marlow said. the term. nos said they preferred story about four generations of and their children. Marlow has workedtaken to break Latino was enthusiastically up as an aldomestic violence. The book is “I lived in fear for six years. Six to theHispanic cycle of abuse in her term family, ternative and newer solved the inspired by her own experiences, years in fear is a long time. It is created and is confident thethat policies she which problem by the fact Hispanic, and those of her grandmother, not an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that centers language, refers to Spanish-speakers and her mother and her daughter. of,” she said. process. thus excludes people of Brazilian descent. MeanShe said every time she reads Mildred Muhammadwhile, said Latinx“Ipurports plan to take these policies to that of to solve a problem: excerpts from her book, she still people who want to help a Congress and implore them to gender. However, among the general pubcan not believe the words came domestic violence victimimplied must change our laws,” Marlow said. lic, only will admit they’re concerned about from her. “Color Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into a“Ifew will not stop until these polithe bias encoded in gendered word endings. It won the 2007 National “Best the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.” seems the new term has greater use among the inBooks” Award. that she may be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached telligentsiaatbut not within the Latino community. “I was just 16-years-old when mode”. tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net my eye first blackened and my “Before you get to 'I'm going lips bled,” Marlow said. to kill you,' it started as a verbal WI Elaine Davis-Nickens, president of the National Hook-Up of Black Women, said there is no consistency in the way domestic violence issues are dealt with by
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SCLC CEO Steele Says He’s ‘Hesitant’ to Take COVID-19 WeVaccine have to stop being
During a recent with airing of poor passive-aggressive SCLC-TV with host Maynard Eaton, SCLC President/ children domestic Mayor Muriel Bowser has issued Mayor’s Order CEO Dr.about Charles Steele, Jr. 2020-127 to pause various activities in the District discussed why he and other from 10:00 p.m., on Wed., Dec. 23 violence. until Fri., Jan. Americans are "hesi- these IAfrican plan to take 15 at 5:00 a.m. Additionally, the order extends the tant" to take the COVID-19 state of emergency and public health emergency vaccine. argument in- and toHisCongress for the District through March 31, 2021. Evenpolicies for cludes a history in which those activities that are not paused by the order, Blacks were treated like lab specimens rather than the mayor strongly encourages residents to be cauimplore them to change our100 Black American citizens. Steele also joined tious this holiday season so as to limit the spread of Georgia clergy in an open letter to U.S. Senator COVID-19. Loeffler decrying her attacks on the prophetic laws. IKelly will not stop until The full Order is available at coronavirus.dc.gov/ tradition of the Black church. phasetwo. these policies are passed.
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