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The Story of Angeline Hassell : The Double Victimization of Survivor’s of Domestic Violence

11:05 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Family| New York City| Violence| Women| children · 4 Comments

30 Sep 2009

Angeline’s story isn’t new to us here at VivirLatino. Her struggle to assert her mami rights and her struggle against violence perpetuated first by her partner than by the family court system here in NYC is something I’ve posted on before.

Here’s Angeline, in her own words, with her own voice speaking about domestic violence and not from a place of theory but from her own personal experience. Angeline goes back to court here in Queens, NYC on October 19th.

New York’s Family Court System fails brown women and children

6:55 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Family| New York City| Women| children · 1 Comment

19 Aug 2009

PLEASE FOREWARD WIDELY.

On March 3rd, 2009, Aniysah was taken from her mother’s arms by New York’s Family Court System and placed in the care of Aniysah’s father who has a history of domestic violence offenses. Furthermore, there were no records verifying that she would be taken to a safe living environment or that she was enrolled in school. Questions about her health and well-being went unanswered. That was over 150 days ago. To date, Aniysah remains lost in the family court system. A system where black and brown children go missing every day. A system where black mothers like Aniysah’s are often left to fend for themselves in a brutal, dogged battle just to make sure their children are safe. On the surface, this case appears to be a simple custody dispute, however, if one digs deeper it is a story about the injustices of New York’s Family Court System and how it fails brown women and children daily and how it can be used to further terrorize and re-victimize survivors of domestic violence.

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Chris Brown is “Sorry”

5:17 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Controversia| Violence| Women| society · 1 Comment

21 Jul 2009

Embattled R&B star and woman beater Chris Brown has something to say: he’s sorry.

Damn right he’s sorry. One sorry excuse for a human being. But that’s just my opinion.

What do you think? Are you convinced by Brown’s apology? Should the world just let him get on with his life as Rihanna has? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Via / YouTube

Chris Brown Gets Dissed in New Song

6 Apr 2009

Chris Brown may be getting support from some camps, but from others he’s getting dissed for being a domestic abuser. A hip-hop group called Jump Smokers is serving up some musical justice on Brown in the form of a song called “My Flow So Tight Anti-Breezy (Chris Brown should get his ass kicked)”. The lyrics are scarce, but have a distinct message:

“Boy hits girl/Boy should be taken down/No matter who’s around…All the money in the world but that’s no excuse/Career suicide, yo, here’s the noose.”

EOnline reports that Jump Smokers has vowed that “a portion of the proceeds from the single will go to various organizations for battered women.”

Check out the song above and let us know what you think. Is this just a way to capitalize on a tragic incident or an important message for listeners?

Via / Yahoo Entertainment

PSA Uses Rihanna Incident as a Lesson for Teens

20 Mar 2009

While some people downplay the brutal beating suffered by pop star Rihanna at the hands of her boyfriend Chris Brown, one organization is looking to make an example of it.

Non-profit organization DoSomething has taken the transcript of Rihanna’s declaration to police after the beating and used it, word by word, to re-enact the incident in a PSA in an effort to warn teens about the dangers of dating abuse. Check out the video above and let us know what you think.

Via / Yahoo News

Chris Brown Arraigned

10:47 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Controversia| Justice| crime · Comments Off

6 Mar 2009

chrisbrowncourt Rihanna may have forgiven boyfriend Chris Brown for allegedly physically abusing her — indeed, some reports are emerging that the couple has even married — but justice has not. U.S. Today reports that Brown will face two felony assault charges for the beating he gave the pop star:

After being charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office with two felonies, R&B singer Chris Brown, 19, did not enter a plea at his arraignment hearing Thursday. His attorney, Mark Geragos, asked for and was granted a continuance until April 6.
The charges, one count each of assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury and making criminal threats, could result in a sentence ranging from probation to four years and eight months in state prison, district attorney’s spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said.

Mark Geragos? Guilty!

Brown did not enter a plea at his arraignment.

With these charges, the message sent by all of Brown’s supporters that physical abuse can somehow be justified is — at least a little — countered by the fact that the state of California says you can’t get away with beating your girlfriend up, even if she refuses to press charges.

TMZ reports (take it at face value) that Chris went out partying last night after court.

Update: CNN reports:

Singer Rihanna, through her lawyer, asked a judge Thursday not to prohibit her boyfriend, singer Chris Brown, from having contact with her while he faces felony charges of assaulting her.

The request was granted.

Via / USA Today

Rihanna and Chris Brown Back Together, Enter the Wolves

2:09 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Controversia| Women| society · 4 Comments

5 Mar 2009

People.com reported last week that pop superstar Rihanna has reunited with boyfriend Chris Brown, accused of leaving the singer bruised and bloodied after a brutal domestic violence incident. While this in and of itself might not be shocking to some of us — battered women often return to their victimizers for a variety of reasons — what is shocking is the reaction online. Take this one for instance:

“Their relationship is not worth losing just because he physically abused her“…What? Did you see those photos?

According to this guy, “the devil” is behind the abuse, which represents “a boost to Rihanna’s career”. Do you really believe that?

I decided to post the video above because the gentlemen speaking in it, sadly, seems to reflect the opinions of thousands of Internet users, as there are thousands of comments found all over YouTube on videos related to the incident justifying the abuse. They range from on the “light” side from “she must have done something to provoke him” to the unthinkable “dumb bitch deserved it”.

What is wrong with people? I find this to be an outrage (actually I feel much more than that but am self-censoring) and unfortunately the reconciliation is only going to bring on more disgusting comments such as these. Think “if she was so abused, why did she go back?” People really need to get schooled on domestic violence and simple respect for other human beings before commenting online.

The Newest Face of Domestic Violence is a Superstar

7:22 am By la Macha · Celebrities| Justice| Women| society · Comments Off

11 Feb 2009

The saga of domestic abuse for superstar Rihanna apparently all started this past weekend with a fight and then some death threats which were coming from her boyfriend Chris Brown.

They began squabbling after leaving Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party late Saturday. Shortly after midnight, things blew up. Brown pulled his silver Lamborghini to the side of a street in L.A.’s Hancock Park neighborhood. That’s when, per the source, Rihanna grabbed the car keys and tossed them out the window, sending Brown into a rage.

He tried in vain to find the keys, then came back to the car, put his hands around her neck and, according to the insider, said, “I’m going to kill you!”

According to reports, Rihanna was beaten unconscious, and when she awoke, severely injured, was taken to the hospital after someone called 911. Reports are sketchy and conflicting, but The Huffington Post, which is doing a good job of compiling all of the information, has published accounts that the singer was bloody and exhibited bite marks.

Chris Brown turned himself in on Sunday and is being held on $50,000 bail. A party planned for Rihanna’s 21st birthday has been cancelled, as has an upcoming concert in Malaysia. Brown has also lost a contract with Wrigley’s gum as a result of the incident.

Rihanna is reportedly cooperating with police on the case, according to the L.A. Times.

Via / The Huffington Post, multiple sources

This Year In the Dominican Republic, At Least 102 Mujeres Have been Killed by Partners

12:22 pm By Maegan La Mala · Dominican Republic| Dominicans| Women · Comments Off

13 Nov 2008

The year is not quite over yet statistics coming out of the Dominican Republic show that so far this year (through to September), 102 women have been killed by their partners. 154 women in all have been recorded as being murdered in the Caribbean nation. The sad thing that is never recorded in statistics is the number of incidents of violence against mujeres that are never recorded, that are covered up yet reverberate through communities in silence.

In response, the state has set up 14 centers throughout the country to deal with familial violence. Yet the state also is taking an almost threatening approach to community movements inside DR who have taken their struggle to the streets in search of justice and a fundamental change in how women’s lives are valued.

adamés Jiménez, Procurador General…advirtió que todo aquel que altere el orden público será sometido a la justicia.

In other words, we’ll take care of the problem just don’t disturb public order, as if violence against women and the threat that hangs too often over the lives of women isn’t a disturbance enough.

Via / Panorama Diario, Remolacha

Venezuela : Big on Promoting Beauty Queens Not So Big At Protecting The Other Mujeres

11:19 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Venezuela| Women · Comments Off

18 Jul 2008

Venezuela is known for its record number of beauty queens and schools that churn them out like an assembly line. What Venezuela is not known for is protecting the lives of the rest of it’s female population. Amnesty International issued a report that said that the country’s making laws that protect women from familial and spousal abuse isn’t enough, especially if the state isn’t going to enforce it.

Amnesty International’s Americas Programme Deputy Director, Guadalupe Marengo, said:
‘The 2007 Venezuelan law to protect women from violence is an example for the rest of the region but it will be useless for women unless it’s fully implemented.
‘Implementation of the law means more shelters, special tribunals and training for those who have to deal with these crimes.’

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