How Men Can Fight Domestic Violence

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Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

By Kevin Powell
The Oprah Winfrey Show | March 19, 2009

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Step 1: Own Up

Own the fact that you have made a very serious mistake, that you've committed an offense, whatever it is, against a woman or a girl. Denial, passing blame, and not taking full responsibility, is simply not acceptable.

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Kevin Powell is the author of The Black Male Handbook: A Blueprint for Life

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