Asha Bandele is the award winning author of 4 books, including The Prisoner's Wife. Among numerous other publications, her work has appeared in The New York Times, Vibe, and Essence. She lives in Brooklyn with her daughter.

Blog Entries by Asha Bandele

Protecting our Girls

Posted October 17, 2006 | 01:24 PM (EST)


Three weeks ago a little boy in my daughter Nisa's first grade class threatened to shoot her. Nisa did not report this to me, despite me asking her about every detail of her day. Later, when I found out and asked her why she didn't tell me, she said she...

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