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Women the Cycle of wi hotBreak topics Domestic Violence D.C. Council Approves Bowser’s FY21 Green Book
Revised Incarceration Boasts $917 M Spending law enforcement. She said they threat,” she said. had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow Reduction Amendment Act Goal for Small Businesses sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are
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When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year- domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, 3 D.C. Counold daughter told her the father survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families cilmember Charles of her daughter threatened her “She's using her own personal to intervene on behalf of Allen a vic-serves as the life, and the life of their child, story, her own personal pain to tim, a domestic violence assesschairman of the she knew something had to be push forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further Committee on done. Out of her frustration said about Marlow. training for law enforcement the Judiciary and with law enforcement's handling Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Life ProtecPublic Safety. (WI of the situation, she decided to who reads Marlow's book will tion Act and mandatory counselfile photo) start the Saving Promise cam- “get it.” She said she “puts the ing for batterers. paign. case in such a way, the average we arepassed ever going to eradiThe D.C. “If Council an adjusted Incarceration “It seems to be a vicious cycle person can get it.” She saidReduction at the cate domestic Act violence, we first mustintroduced Amendment [IRAA], Mayor Bowser recently thatD.C. won't turnMuriel my family end of released the day, the the book will during look the at both of the coin. by unanin 2019, Dec. 1sides legislative meeting “Small Business Enterprises Opportunity Guide loose,” Marlow said. Marlow help people beginfor to haveimous a dia- voteWe to address the vic-not before onneed its first reading.both However, Fiscal her Yearstory 2021,” the “Green Book,” violence. shared withalso theknown audi- aslogue about domestic timamendments and the batterer,” rejecting two by D.C.Marlow Councilmember which a comprehensive at the spending ence at provides the District Heights look Also present at the event wasChehsaid. Mary (D-Ward 3). goals for Violence District agencies and outlines resources to inDomestic Symposium Mildred Muhammad, the D.C. ex- Councilmember Marlow would also like to (D-Ward see Charles Allen 6), procurement according oncrease May 7access at thetoDistrict Heightsopportunities, wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise who chairs the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safeto a Nov. Center. 23 press The release. Municipal sympo- who was sentenced to six consecawareness in felons ty, sponsored the revisedamong IRAA inchildren which convicted Green Book release a goallife of $917 siumThewas sponsored by includes the utive terms milwithout who parole public and private schools. She committed a violent crime prior to the age of 25 lion for and FY21 Youth to be spent on SBEs.by InaFiscal Year 2020, Family Services Maryland jury for hiswould role inhavefeels children need to be educatthe opportunity to petition a court for early the Bowser committed to spendSniper $910 attacks in ed about domestic violence. Center of theAdministration city of District the Beltway release after being incarcerated for 15 years. Supporters of Heights theSBEs, National Hook- that millionand with and exceeded goalMildred by spending 2002. Muhammad is bill argue “We that haveoffenders to stopwho being pas- crimes the Allen committed Up of Black more than Women. $976 million. the founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilin their youth but have rehabilitated themselves should Marlow written are a book, “Small has businesses the backbone and driving an organization that helps the dren about domestic violence,” have the chance for a reduced sentence. Opponents of “Color Butterfly,” which is a When survivors domestic violence Marlow said. force Me behind our local economy. theyofsucceed, Allen’s legislation, which include the U.S. Attorney for story about four generationsand of residents,” and theirBowser children. Marlow has worked to break so do our neighborhoods said the Six District of Columbia and the D.C. Metropolitan domestic violence. The book is “I lived in fear for six years. the cycle of abuse in her family, in the release. “This year’s Green Book is about giving Police, it would provide early release for inspired by her own experiences, in fearinis them a long time. It issay and is confident the policies sheviolent ofour small businesses a fair shot byyears investing fenders. and those the of procurement her grandmother, not an easy thing through process. And, each year, we’veto come out is pushing for will start that Cheh’s amendments her motherour andspending her daughter. said. equity process. would have mandated that judgincreased goal so weof,” canshe enhance es give “substantial to victims or to the victims’ She said every time she reads Mildred for Muhammad said “I planweight” to take these policies and create even more economic opportunities our families when considering a sentence reduction excerpts from her book, she still people who want to help a Congress and implore them to and the entrepreneurs. We will continue to support our small nature of the offenses should be considered before an adcan not believe the words came domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. business community, no matter the economic climate.” justment takesuntil place. Allenpolirejected both from her. “Color Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into in“Ipunishment will not stop these of Cheh’s amendments saying the victims or their famiwon the 2007 National “Best the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.” lies have a voice during judges routineBooks” Award. that she may be in “survival Tia Carol sentencing Jones can beand reached ly consideratthetiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net nature of the offense when considering “I was just 16-years-old when mode”. my eye first blackened and my “Before you get to 'I'mchanging going an inmate’s length of sentence. Both Cheh’s lips bled,” Marlow said. failed, 11-2, with only D.C. Councilmemto kill you,' it started as aamendments verbal WI Elaine Davis-Nickens, presiber Brandon Todd (D-Ward 4) supporting her changes. dent of the National Hook-Up The council will vote on the act for second reading on of Black Women, said there is no Dec. 15. If approved, it would then go to them mayor for consistency in the way domestic her approval or veto. violence issues are dealt with by Internet users in the U.S. vastly underestimate how often their home networks malicious threats targeting their home networks and the devicare targeted by cyber threats. es connected to them. That’s one of the key find“The cyber threats facing even the most lightly connected ings of the first ever Xfin- homes have grown so numerous and so complex, that ordiity Cyber Health Report, nary people can barely keep track, much less protect themwhich combines data from selves,” said Noopur Davis, chief product and information a new consumer survey with security officer, Comcast. “That’s why it’s essential that we actual threat data collected provide people with smart, powerful tools, like xFi Advanced by the xFi Advanced Secu- Security, that can spot and stop threats before they ever make rity platform. Since January, it inside the home.” xFi Advanced Security has Comcast suggests the following tips on easy ways to keep blocked nearly six billion cybersecurity threats – represent- your home safe: use multifactor authentication; enable auto ing an average of about 104 cybersecurity threats per home updates on devices; think before you click on that link; broadper month – protecting Xfinity Internet consumers from band connection security; strong passwords.
Comcast: Consumers Underestimate How Often Home Networks are Targeted by Cyber Threats
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We have to stop being passive-aggressive with poor children about domestic violence. I plan to take these policies to Congress and implore them to change our laws. I will not stop until these policies are passed.
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