Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Carlo Lomas - Child Marriage in America
In Florida's halls of power, Sherry Johnson is somewhat of an anomaly: a black woman who grew up destitute and survived child abuse. Her story is shocking. Raped at 8 and pregnant at 10, she was forced to marry her rapist at 11. She had to abandon high school after the babies kept coming. For years, she kept silent. But now, her voice rings clear in chambers where the state's laws are made. Her unrelenting public pleas to end child marriage are being heard. After a lifetime of struggle, Johnson's time has come. Finally.
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Selah Hunter
ReplyDeleteI am not so glad that this is coming out to ignorant America so we can make child married ileagal. If we don’t allow kids to join the military until 18 and drink until 21, how dare we allow them to marry an adult
This is a very very sad story. I am glad though she is making an impact in the world
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