Abigail Pesta

Ten years after the shootings at Mother Emanuel AME Church, Rev. Sharon Risher talks about her work to end gun violence and the death penalt

Afghan IOC member Samira Asghari explains how athletes skirted Taliban rules to make it to Paris — and why women’s sports are essential in A

Going to jail was not in John Cord’s retirement plan, but neither was becoming a deacon, a role that calls him to unexpected, emotional enco

Meet five women who answered tragedy with tenacity.

Several agonizing years after losing her mother in the Emanuel AME Church massacre in 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina, Reverend Sharon Risher has finally found a measure of peace.

Through police dashcam video, jailhouse recordings, medical records, depositions, and interviews with family members, we piece together the tragic final days of Ta’Neasha Chappell’s life

Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu escaped Boko Haram as girls. Today, the grown women are sharing their story with other women and girls in need.

A survivor from Texas speaks about his harrowing experience, his uncertain road to recovery, and his mission to save others from the predatory trap that ensnared him

One athlete’s quest for freedom from Afghanistan, where the Taliban's restrictive and regressive policies on women's sports put her life in danger.

Rachel Krantz, author of the new book 'Open,' shares the ups and downs of her journey into the world of open relationships.

On the anniversary of Nassar’s sentencing, one survivor reflects on the moment the truth hit her — and all the moments since.

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