Social, Community & Cultural Issues
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence:
"Real Housewife" & NYT Best-Selling Author
Taylor Armstrong stars in Bravo's hit reality show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She survived domestic abuse at the hands of her late, estranged husband, a story she shares in the book Hiding from Reality.
Domestic Violence Survivor, Activist & Author
Mildred D. Muhammad is a domestic violence survivor. Many know her by her former husband, John Allen Muhammad – the convicted and now executed DC sniper who terrorized the Washington, DC, metro region in 2002.
Domestic Violence Prevention Activist
Speaker Dawn Schiller was only 15 when she became involved with John Holmes, notorious for the Wonderland murders. As a sex trafficking survivor, she shares her story in The Road Through Wonderland.
Domestic Abuse Prevention Advocate & Author
Melissa G. Moore is the daughter of Keith Hunter Jesperson, a man infamously known as the "Happy Face Serial Killer," and the author of Shattered Silence: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer's Daughter.
Domestic Violence Activist, Actor & Author
Born in Cuba, Rivers came to the US at the age of two, endured horrific child abuse and witnessed domestic violence at the hands of his father, which he chronicles in his bestseller, A Private Family Matter.
Abuse & Homelessness Survivor, Author of CinderGirl
Empowering others with her inspiring life story, Christina Meredith survived sexual, mental and emotional abuse, incest, trauma, aging out of foster care, poverty and homelessness to forge a life committed to helping others.
Domestic Violence Prevention Advocate
Sister to the late Nicole Brown Simpson, Tanya Brown has dedicated her life to advocating domestic violence prevention. She candidly shares her experience and offers an inspiring message of hope.
Activist & Expert on Violence
Speaker William Kellibrew IV is an international advocate for civil, human, women, children, and victims' rights who speaks about violence, trauma, trauma-informed care, and children exposed to violence.