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Chilling photo essay documents a night of domestic violence

By Syreeta | Published: February 28, 2013

Tweet*Trigger warning* While photographing an ex-convict’s struggle to reintegrate into civilian life, photojournalist Sara Naomi Lewkowicz found herself a witness to domestic violence: I intended to paint a portrait of the catch-22 of being a released ex-convict: even though they are physically free, the metaphorical prison of stigma doesn’t allow them to truly escape. That story [...]

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Dallas Mayor calls for 10,000 men to rally to end domestic violence

By Maya | Published: February 19, 2013

TweetLast month, after a number of high-profile domestic violence cases in the city, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings announced that he was launching a public awareness campaign and made a powerful appeal to men to help change the culture of violence. It’s our fault. It’s not the women’s fault. We want to make it known that any violent act [...]