I first started learning about sexual and domestic violence against women when I began my career as a journalist in New York City, in 2011. They are the hardest stories I’ve ever written. The women, all of them black, often told me they had no one to turn to when the assaults took place. No one would believe them. And by believe, they meant to listen or consider if they were being truthful. Some of those women I’ve interviewed have become my closest friends and have shared things with me I will carry to my grave. Over the years, close...
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