CONFLICTED BY NIKI BELL

Originally published on Poetry Festival on September 19, 2018 By Niki Bell. I took the road less traveled by and sang my song… “Take Me Home, Take Me Home” Crescendos in the trees They would call out my name Protecting me Gasping for air In total shock Unbelievable to the…

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Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Groups Warn that House-Passed Health Bill Would Harm Victims of Domestic and Sexual Assault

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Groups Warn that House-Passed Health Bill Would Harm Victims of Domestic and Sexual Assault, Urge Senate to Reject the AHCA Washington, D.C. – As national organizations working to end domestic violence and sexual assault in the United States, we are very disappointed that the House…

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Popular Belief Systems

Irrespective of popular belief, no one ever said it would get better…LIFE. No one ever said… it would get worse… STRUGGLES. They, people in general, have said that there are programs that will help you. Let me be the first to tell you there is not always programs that will…

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Nickelodeon’s Angelique Bates: Im A Rape Survivor #solidarity4survivors via @marialametida

Originally published on Change.Org on August 29, 2016 By Maria Ruiz. Angelique Bates, Actress who starred Nickelodeon’s All That came out as a domestic and child abuse survivor earlier this year. At the hands of her mother and the TV industry she endured years of mental and physical abuse. Unfortunately…

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