How the Voice of Janay Rice Has Been Silenced by the Media

How the Voice of Janay Rice Has Been Silenced by the Media

How the Voice of Janay Rice Has Been Silenced by the Media

Janay Rice is being revictimized by the media.

Melissa Harris-Perry
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Since footage emerged of Ray Rice physically assaulting his then-fiancée Janay Rice in a casino elevator, we have heard the voices of the Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Yet in the wake of such attention, Janay Rice’s voice has been almost entirely unacknowledged by the media. On Saturday, Melissa Harris-Perry and her panel discussed domestic violence, sports and privacy.
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Melissa Harris-Perry Melissa Harris-Perry is the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair and Professor in the Department of Politics and International Affairs and the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Wake Forest University. She is also the co-host of The Nation’s System Check podcast.


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