Posts Tagged ‘domestic violence’
Colors of a Butterfly by Lisa A. Gore
I was born and named, but I wasn’t supposed to make it. I was loved and claimed, but still, I wasn’t supposed to make it. I was born In West Philadelphia to a seventeen -year -old girl who had epilepsy, and a father who had a drug, and alcohol addiction. My mother only lived eight…
Read MoreSuffering in Silence by Mikenda Early
Dear Diary, May 1, 2008 As tears stream down my face I search through my make up to find concealer to cover up the black eye I received the day before. Looking in the mirror I ask myself why I stay, and the answer is always the same. I stay because of…
Read MoreThe Greatest Love of All by Felicia Konan
Dear God, I’ve never done this before, you know, write you a letter to tell you how I feel about you and what you’ve done in my life. You’ve seen me go through so much and I never really took the time to reflect on how far I’ve come. Although I know that you know…
Read MoreIntroducing… A Girl’s Best Friends by Shalena D.I.V.A.
Introducing… A Girl’s Best Friends: 5 Friends Every Successful Woman Needs in Her Life by Shalena D.I.V.A. Do you KNOW that you have greatness deep within you, but feel as if it’s trapped and you need help to unleash it? Are you’re tired of not living up to your potential and you’re unhappy as…
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