Across the country, police departments have stacks and stacks of DNA swabs provided by rape victims in the hope of identifying their attacker — commonly known as rape kits — sitting on shelves, untested by any labs. In 2009, revelations in Cleveland and in Detroit showed how bad the situation had become. After whistleblowers highlighted […]
Survivor Advocacy with the Dane County Rape Crisis Center
Wednesday host Ali Muldrow returns to the studio today for an important conversation about sexual assault in schools. She is joined by guests from the Dane County Rape Crisis Center: Missy Mael, Director of Education & Outreach Programming, and Heather Chun, Prevention & Education Specialist. Together, they have a survivor-focused conversation about sexual harassment and […]
Sexual Assault and Violence Against Women at Work and on Campus
As the conversation around #MeToo continues, we take a look at the sexual violence experienced by low-income workers and university students. Our guests are investigative reporter Bernice Yeung and UW–Madison students and survivors Naomi Venezia and Ana. Together with listener callers, they share their powerful stories of rape and sexual assault on campus and in […]
Child Marriage Is Still Legal in All Fifty States
Did you know that child marriage is still legal in the United States? Lilada Gee devotes the hour to talk about this practice that is still happening in all fifty states. She speaks with survivors and advocates Fraidy Reiss, of the organization Unchained at Last, and Sherry Johnson, author of Forgiving the Unforgivable: Purple in a […]
Black Women: The Story of Rape
“Sex is the principle around which the whole structure of segregation…is organized.” —Gunnar Myrdal Today Lilada is joined by Danielle McGuire, author of “At the Dark End of the Street.” Throughout April she is also joined by Jillian Stacey, the new African-American Community Outreach Coordinator at Rape Crisis Center of Dane County. Danielle McGuire is an award-winning […]
