President Obama, interrupted the Grammy’s tonight with a pre-filmed message addressing our responsibilities as human beings against the fight of violence towards women and girls. President Obama reminds us,” 1 in 5 women in the U.S. have experienced rape or attempted rape, and that more than 1 in 4 have…
Originally published in the Detroit Free Press on February 7, 2015 By Bill Laitner. Photos by Ryan Garza James Robertson’s marathon commute to work will be slashed by hours, now that the hard-workin’, hard-walkin’ hero finally got a car. Robertson, whose story in Sunday’s Free Press about his 21-mile daily…
Originally published on Speak4Change on February 3, 2015 By Svava Brooks. I was victimized as a child by my stepfather, a person I trusted, looked up to, and loved. Yes, I did love him. That’s why it was hard to understand why he would sexually abuse me, or why he…
Originally published in the Detroit Free Press on February 2, 2015 By Bill Laitner. Photos by Ryan Garza A story about a Detroit man who commutes about 21 miles a day on foot to and from work has spurred reaction from across the nation, including social media fundraisers that have…
