Posts by Hera
The Vicious Cycle of Child Abuse In The Black Community
Let me start by letting you all know that I consider myself a black woman; therefore, I believe I qualify as a member of the so-called “black community.” That said, I believe the black community is as diverse as saying “the American community”, but I digress. This past weekend, I had the privilege of being…
Read MoreRay Rice – The Child Of An Adrian Peterson
Almost a year ago, I wrote about a terrible tragedy – the murder of Adrian Peterson’s two-year old son. In the past week, you would have to have been hiding under a rock not to hear about how this same man, who lost a son he never had the chance to know, was now being…
Read MoreDomestic Violence: Our Definitions And A Victim’s Denial
In the past week, many of you have likely heard a lot about Ray Rice being released from the Baltimore Ravens, and being indefinitely expelled from the NFL. For those of you who haven’t heard what happened, a video of Rice beating his wife in an elevator forced the NFL to make…
Read MoreReflections On Pregnancy
This week, I am releasing a post from the Cappuccino Queen vault that had been archived. I wrote this post while I was pregnant with my daughter. I hope you enjoy my reflections on pregnancy. 🙂 By the time this blog post is posted, I will be on the way to the hospital…
Read MoreMichael Brown’s Murder And The Death Of Justice
On August 9th, Michael Brown was shot six times, twice in the head by a Ferguson, Mo police officer. While it has been a couple of weeks since this happened, many heavy emotions continue to rush through me about this incident. I am stunned, afraid, ashamed, and I have a deep anger burning…
Read MoreKelly Rutherford Files Emergency Order To Keep Her Children In US
Almost two years ago, just a month before my son was killed as the result of a Family Court disaster, I heard about what happened to Kelly Rutherford’s children. Reading Kelly’s story terrified me. Here was a woman who was so successful, someone who most would assume could wield tremendous political power, and…
Read MoreThe Parallels between Family Court and the Tobacco Industry: What We Can Do as a Nation to Protect Innocent Lives
This week’s post comes from a my friend and fellow child advocate, Patrice Lenowitz. Patrice is the founder and co-facilitator of The Nurtured Parent Support Group for survivors of domestic abuse. She is also the co-playwright of FORBIDDEN TO PROTECT, a three year play project written with author and dv expert Lundy Bancroft. FORBIDDEN TO…
Read MoreWhen Two-Parent Households Become Dangerous
A couple of weeks ago, The New York Times opinion section published a piece by Sara Shoener titled, “Two-Parent Households Can Be Lethal: Domestic Violence and Two-Parent Households.” Shoener discusses how she has been studying Domestic Violence since 2011, when the Center For Disease Control and Prevention reported that more than one-third of American women are…
Read MoreAn Excerpt from the Upcoming Book, Bullied to Death: The Chris Mackney Story
The author of this week’s guest post is freelance, investigative reporter Michael Volpe. Michael is based out of Chicago and the author of two books, Prosecutors Gone Wild and The Definitive Dossier of PTSD in Whistleblowers. His current project is a book based on Chris Mackney, a father who committed suicide in late 2013 after a long and chaotic…
Read MoreCo-Parenting With A Psychopath: The Story of The Headless Bear
Some of you who have been following my blog since the beginning, may remember this story. I am releasing it from the CQ vault today, because I think it illustrates the complete chaos that many parents feel when forced to co-parent with another parent who is mentally unhealthy (or specifically, a psychopath). I wrote…
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