Mellie Grant, the scheming, conniving and willful First Lady at first glance, has a much richer history. A history that connects to many more of the American people than one would think and shapes her personality to make her one of the most #Scandalous and yet, dynamic characters in Scandal. It is the story of rape as a young woman. A story whose statistics transcend politics, race, socioeconomic status and gender. It is a story that is seldom told because the humiliation,sha

There has been much buzz as of late regarding physical violence between romantic partners. Recently, there have been cases of abuse covered by the media. One particular case is that of the football player, Ray Rice. This is where a video surfaced that showed Mr. Rice hitting his wife and then dragging her body. Shortly after this incident, his wife issued an apology for causing her husband to hit her. Historically physical violence has been kept a secret. Surprisingly not muc