Raheem DeVaughn Turns Domestic Violence Survivors Into “Queens For A Day”

Posted on the 05 March 2015 by Blackwomenstandup

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R&B Singer Raheem DeVaughn Stands Up for Domestic Violence Survivors through his Love Life Foundation. The ladies got a chance to live the life they were created to live as they were “Queens for the Day.” Kudos to this organization for bringing attention to this issue which affects a large percentage of Black Women.

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Originally posted on BlackDoctor:

Black women are almost three times as likely to experience death as a result of domestic violence/intimate partner violence (DV/IPV) than White women. And while Black women only make up 8% of the population, 22% of homicides that result from DV/IPV happen to Black Women and 29% of all victimized women, making it one of the leading causes of death for Black women ages 15 to 35.

Many of these women’s stories go unnoticed or live in shame, but award-winning R&B singer and activist Raheem DeVaughn decided to do something about it.

Raheem DeVaughn held a “Queen For A Day” event through his Love Life foundation for a room full of women–strong, determined women who survived domestic abuse and now share their stories of triumph.

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DeVaughn partnered with Lyn Twyman of the L.A.S.E.R.S. domestic violence awareness foundation to…

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