At the end of last summer, the church-going world was in shock when they heard that Bishop Thomas Weeks III allegedly choked and kicked his wife Prophetess Juanita Bynum in a hotel parking lot. Both had their share of followers and seemed to be partaking in the perfect marital union. Everyone wondered what happened? To ...
Juanita Bynum, the Self-Declared New Face of Battered Women It has taken me quite a while to write this editorial on how I really feel about Juanita Bynum’s bold declaration that she is the new face of the battered woman. While I deeply regret the way she was beaten at the hands of her husband, ...
At first, it sounded like a great idea. The master storyteller of weirdness, Stephen King, writing a novel based on one of the weirdest conditions a person can have – insomnia. However, the result is disappointing. Only long-time Stephen King fans familiar with his Dark Tower series will find any worthwhile bedtime reading with “Insomnia” ...
Only a handful of females are currently awaiting execution in the United States. Texas accounts for many of them. While their stories may be different, certain similarities exist. This article looks at the stories of two women born in the same year, in the same state, both of whom ended up with the same fate- ...
In the United States, every 9 seconds a woman is battered and every year about 4,000,000 women are battered by their partners (Domestic Violence, 2005). Since a large number of women are abused by their husbands, it is important to study the characteristics of men who batter and women who are battered. Research on this ...
Domestic violence is no laughing matter, many women, children, and even men are affected by its emotionally and physically damaging results, and these results can span a victim’s lifetime. Without downgrading the very real problem of domestic violence towards children and adult males, for the purpose of this paper we will be focusing on intimate ...
Every year many women are diagnosed with battered woman’s syndrome because of the emotional and physical abuse they have experienced from their abuser. If you are being abused get help now! To help understand the signs and symptoms of battered woman’s syndrome and what you can do to get help if you are being abused, ...
