Violence against women

A 41-year-old man has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges in upstate New York. The victim? His own daughter.

This Bill Cosby news has me torn. When the allegations first surfaced, I was reminded of vague memories from what I read on the tabloids…

If Bill Cosby‘s response to sexual assault accusations seems aloof and callous, an account of his much-discussed 2005 deposition that was published Saturday in the New York Times sheds light on…

Former Florida State Seminoles player De’Andre Johnson is “embarrassed” by the video that shows him punching a woman in the face at a local college bar, but…

You don’t have to be an avid Game of Thrones fan to know the show is graphic, to put things gently. Each episode is packed…

Two women have filed an explosive lawsuit against a Rikers Island corrections officer and the city of New York, charging that they were raped repeatedly…

Janice Dickinson has resurfaced with her claims against Bill Cosby and is filing a defamation suit against the comedian and his camp, USA Today reports. The former model and…

UPDATE: 4 p.m. Rich Homie Quan has released an official statement regarding his rape lyric. “‘I Made It’ was never intended to be released. The…

The “nice” guys are showing their true colors. A man in New York City punched and tossed a pregnant woman to the ground after he…

The uncle of a 13-year-old Brooklyn girl saved the teenager and her friend from prostitution by posing as a customer after the two were convinced…

Essence: In celebration of International Women’s Day, Naomi Campell joined the UN Women for Peace’s March To End Violence Against Women campaign on Friday. The supermodel joined other powerful female figures at the United Nations Building in New York City and marched through Manhattan to shed light on efforts towards rights and equality for women. Campbell […]