Still Standing: Leaking

She was shot in both feet and told police she stepped on glass. She was still standing on that road bleeding — leaking — while she decided what story to tell. When she finally told the truth the music industry turned on her. Fellow artists called her a liar. The internet called her a fraud. A true crime domestic violence story about what it costs Black women to tell the truth — and why telling it from the beginning matters not just for you but for every woman who comes after you. By Sage Williams — Healing Heart Co.