In this impactful WHUR segment, host Harold Fisher is joined by Marsha Woodland, founder of Building Bridges Foundation, and Karma Cottman, executive director of the Ujima Coalition, to discuss the broader implications of domestic violence in the Black community. The conversation centers around the disturbing footage of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs physically assaulting his then-girlfriend, singer Cassie Ventura, and the systemic silence that often surrounds intimate partner violence—especially when it involves powerful men.

Marsha Woodland shares insights from her lived experience and professional work with survivors, offering a trauma-informed perspective on how abuse often escalates and why many victims do not come forward immediately. Karma Cottman adds a policy and advocacy lens, emphasizing the need for accountability, community education, and dismantling cultural norms that normalize abuse.

Together, they discuss how this high-profile case mirrors the experiences of countless survivors and why public dialogue, empathy, and survivor-centered services are crucial to creating lasting change.