Contents

• Introduction: the call
• Black feminist criminology and the power of narrative: "I just wanted to tell my story" - - Dynamic resistance: "I’m a strong black woman"
• Surviving childhood: "I learned to stand up for myself"
• Living through it: "He made me believe he was something he wasn’t"
• Fighting back: "You want to fight? We gonna fight!"
• Getting out: "We have to pray to God and hope everything works out"
• Conclusion: the response