Guest Editor - Kevin Powell: Rihanna/Chris Brown: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (The Remix)

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Sunday Feb 15, 2009 – By Kevin Powell Writer's note: Given all the hype and controversy around Chris Brown's alleged beating of Rihanna, I feel compelled to post this essay I originally wrote in late 2007, so that some of us can have an honest jump off point to discuss male violence against females, to discuss the need for ownership of past pains and traumas, to discuss the critical importance of therapy and healing. Let us pray for Rihanna, first and foremost, because no one deserves to be be