OPINION: Protect Black Girls in the Sex Trade, Not the Pimps Who Sell Them
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Growing up in Chicago, abuse was the norm. My friends and I routinely witnessed violence and we experienced it for ourselves. As a young girl I remember thinking, at least the prostitutes are being paid — when I get abused, I have nothing to show for it. That perspective led to me being purchased at age […]