Do not think for one minute that an all loving God condones such treatment of His people. Control of this sort reveals deep-seated psychological troubles of a demonic sort, not of any god-like characteristic.....[more]

Sexual Abuse
By Rosita

What happens to the life of an individual that results in that person resorting to commit an act of sexual abuse? To date, [we] can only speculate the reason why. While the subject of sexual abuse runs rampant throughout the world, the truth is we (women) are silenced in correcting the problem.....[more]

Provoking and Abuse

Ask some men why they hit women and many will swear they are provoked, and some people would agree that some women do possess a seditious behavior that summons a man to swing on them. As horrible an act as it may be for a man possessing twice the strength of a female to assert violence against that female, reason struggles against human nature when questioning this act.....[more]

The Difference Between Spanking and Abuse

Many believe in and practice what the Bible says about physically disciplining a child, "Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die" Proverbs 23:13. Some would read this and interpret the worst, as in beating a child with a blunt object unmercifully, and they would resist such a command, however, it would be a grave misinterpretation.....[more]

Three Cops and a Baby

See Video
News Story

With the most advanced tactics of restraining "the suspect" local St. Petersburg Police officers were taught to use, three of them engaged in the apprehension of what they supposed was a violent criminal, of whom was a kindergarten child of five-years old......[more]

Exposing Child Neglect

Everything that means anything in the structure and operation of the current society is stressed as being "for our children." Society needs to clean the environment "for the children." Social Security should be saved "for our children." We need to protect our freedoms in America "for our children," and the list goes on endlessly......[more]

Information About Child Molesters

What you need to know to help safeguard your child

• Child molesters - who they are.
• The identifying characteristics of the child molester.
• The kinds of traps he sets for your children - and where he sets them.
• Instructing your children what to watch for, and how to act if he or she is approached.
• Critical safety tips for parents.
• What to do if your child is molested.
• How to choose a Day Care Center.
• Indicators of sexual abuse.

Verbally and Psychologically Abusing Your Children

The fastest way to destroy the self-esteem and character in a child is to direct malicious verbal words at that child's abilities and accomplishments. When it comes from a peer or anyone else outside the home it can be tolerated more because there is no permanent bond to the attacker. But when verbal abuse comes from a loved one such as a parent or other sibling on a daily basis, it hurts deeply and causes hostility to build within.....[more]

Predictors Of Domestic Violence

Ninety-two percent of American women rank domestic and sexual violence as one of their top priorities yet domestic violence never seem to be a hot topic in political or mainstream dialogue, though it occurs more frequently than one would think........[more]

The Worst Kind of Man

The definition of being "a man" is extremely distorted in the minds of young males. What once constituted the characteristic of a man no longer suffices. Time, change, and feminization of society have transformed the meaning of "man" into some kind of blurred human species.......[more]

Why Do Men Batter Women?

Many theories have been developed to explain why some men use violence against their partners. These theories include: family dysfunction, inadequate communication skills, provocation by women, stress, chemical dependency, lack of spirituality and economic hardship......[more]

Why Do Women Stay?

All too often the question "Why do women stay in violent relationships?" is answered with a victim blaming attitude. Women victims of abuse often hear that they must like or need such treatment, or they would leave. Others may be told that they are one of the many "women who love too much" or who have "low self-esteem." The truth is no one enjoys being beaten, no matter what their emotional state or self image......[more]

This subject cannot get any simpler than what the eye can actually see. If a woman dresses provocatively around men - at the workplace or anywhere men are - expect nothing less than what the outfit is intended to do, which is draw attention. The "looking pretty causes me to feel good about myself" excuse for wearing clothes that reveal all but the insides, is weak and women know it.....[more]

Steps to Take if you or someone you know are Raped

Facts About Rape

Silent Victims

Some people go for years not reporting being raped. These are called Silent Victims. One of the most startling aspects of sex crimes is how many go unreported. The most common reasons given by victims for not reporting these crimes are the belief that it is a private or personal matter and that they fear reprisal from the assailant.....[more]

One out of every six American women have been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. A total of 17.7 million women have been victims of these crimes. [National Institute of Justice and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998.]

In 2001, nine out of every ten rape victims were female. [1999 NCVS]

While about 80% of all victims are white, minorities are somewhat more likely to be attacked:

Lifetime rate of rape/attempted rape (women): [NVAWS 1998]
All:             17.6%
White:           17.7%
Black:           18.8%
Asians:           6.8%
Indian/Alaskan:  34.1%
Mixed race:      24.4%

Source from http://www.rainn.org/statistics.html

The cultural outlets that draw young Black men and women have a great influence on how they think and behave. There must begin a campaign to challenge the messages sent to our youth if we want a future for our people. Below is a study about the effects alcohol advertising have on our children........[more]

Whites More Likely to be Drug Addicts than Blacks

As illegal drugs continue to find its way into the country to be sold on the black market, our children, all children, will continue to be more susceptible to drug use. The drug dealer - as portrayed by the media - is usually a young Black youth, but people should realize that the typical drug dealer is actually from the prestigious sector of society, as is the typical drug user..........[more]

Keeping Your Child Drug Free

Studies show that Black children are less likely to get involved with drugs than white children are because in a strange twist of social privilege, white children have more access to different kinds of drugs and venues than Black children do.........[more]

Drugs For Worries and Bad Habits

In the past 25 years worries and "bad habits" of various kinds have become reclassified as mental disorders that need to be medically treated, usually by drug therapy. By redefining worries and bad habits as diseases, physicians, hospitals and drug companies now earn vast amounts of money treating these problems........[more]

Ecstasy, The Drug

There have been remote rumors about the popular party drug Ecstasy making its way from the suburbs of spoon-fed white rebels into the hands and minds of Black America. As expected, once again we are beginning to fall into the trap of another drug epidemic (as they call it in Whiteville, but a "drug problem" in the Black areas). This is one time we can stop this madness before it starts.......[more]

Facts About Marijuana

If you or someone you know (a friend, spouse or child) is a user of Marijuana, here are some basic facts about its physical and psychological effects......[more]

Many people view drug abuse and addiction as strictly a social problem. Parents, teens, older adults, and other members of the community tend to characterize people who take drugs as morally weak or as having criminal tendencies. They believe that drug abusers and addicts should be able to stop taking drugs if they are willing to change their behavior.

These myths have not only stereotyped those with drug-related problems, but also their families, their communities, and the health care professionals who work with them. Drug abuse and addiction comprise a public health problem that affects many people and has wide-ranging social consequences. The public should replace its myths and long-held mistaken beliefs about drug abuse and addiction with scientific evidence that addiction is a chronic, relapsing, and treatable disease.

The 2002 MTF marks the sixth year in a row that illicit drug use among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders remained stable or decreased. In particular, the proportion of 8th and 10th graders reporting the use of any illicit drug in the prior 12 months declined significantly from 2001 to 2002. The decrease in illicit drug use among 8th graders continues a decline begun in 1997, but this is the first significant decline among 10th graders since 1998.

Specific decreases were noted in the use of marijuana, some club drugs, cigarettes, and alcohol. For example, marijuana use in the past year decreased significantly among 10th graders, reaching its lowest rate since 1995. Marijuana use by 8th graders also has declined in recent years and is now at its lowest level since 1994.

In addition, the 2002 survey found the use of MDMA (ecstasy) decreased in every category in all three grades. Significant decreases occurred in past year and past month categories for 10th graders.

Also, LSD use showed major changes from 2001 to 2002, with rates of use decreasing markedly across the board to the lowest rates of use in the history of the survey.

For alcohol, the use rates for 8th and 10th graders are at record lows in the history of the survey in those grades (since 1991).

Use of anabolic, androgenic steroids remained stable from 2001 to 2002 in each grade and category.

Use of amphetamines is down significantly for 8th graders in lifetime and past year categories from 2001 to 2002. Nonmedical use of methylphenidate (Ritalin®) was stable, with past year rates at 2.8 percent for 8th graders, 4.8 percent for 10th graders, and 4.0 percent of 12th graders in 2002.

For the first time, in 2002 the MTF survey looked at the misuse and/or nonmedical use of the prescription drugs Oxycontin and Vicodin. Nonmedical use of Oxycontin in the past year was reported by 4.0 percent of 12th graders, and Vicodin use in the same time period was reported by 9.6 percent of 12th graders.

The only significant increases in drug use in the 2002 were past year crack use by 10th graders, from 1.8 percent in 2001 to 2.3 percent in 2002, and past year sedative use by 12th graders, from 5.9 percent in 2001 to 7.0 percent in 2002.

Source from National Institute on Drug Abuse

In 2000, three million referrals concerning the welfare of approximately five million children were made to CPS agencies throughout the United States. Of these, approximately two-thirds (62%) were screened in; one-third (38%) were screened out. Screened-in referrals alleging that a child was being abused or neglected received investigations or assessments to determine whether the allegations of maltreatment could be substantiated. Some of the screened-out reports were referred to the attention of other service agencies.

Professionals, including teachers, law enforcement officers, social services workers, and physicians, made more than half (56%) of the screened-in reports. Others, including family members, neighbors, and other members of the community, made the remaining 44 percent of screened-in referrals.

Almost one-third of investigations or assessments (32%) resulted in a finding that the child was maltreated or at risk of maltreatment. The remaining investigations resulted in a finding that the maltreatment did not occur, the child was not at risk of maltreatment, or there was insufficient information to make a determination.

Source from, The Administration from Children and Families

Afro Interpretation

Child Protection Agencies and lobbyist of Children's Rights have our children at heart when they challenge lawmakers to pass laws that protect America's children and their future. For example, safe gun laws, discouragement of tobacco use, protection from child pornography, Internet safety and so on; and we know that there are many laws that protect children from abusive parents and guardians; however, none of these laws or protection agencies attack the root of any problem, which are the people raising these children.

When children kill other children with guns and kids die from drug overdoses and exploit themselves as sexual objects, are the parents to blame? How many cases have you heard of in which the parents were jailed for the crimes of their children? Child abuse is a physical crime against an innocent child and the abuser should be punished, but if a program were put into affect that trained parents to avoid all of the above threats against our children, then child protection agencies and laws would be more effective because it would address the root of the problems and not just the aftermath.