Mildred Muhammad is a keynote speaker, certified consultant with the Office on Victims of Crime, and award-winning advocate for survivors of domestic violence. She has spoken interviewed on CNN, BET, Good Morning America, Oprah: Where are They Now, as well as interviewed by The Washington Post and Newsweek. She has been the recipient of many awards, including the Maya Angelou “Still I Rise” Award, the 2008 Shirley Chisholm Woman of Courage Award, and Special Commendation from the Office of Violence Against Women. She is author to Scared Silent and her follow-up memoir, I’m Still Standing.