If You Don’t Name It, You Can’t Protect It
*Note: This horrifying and tragic Dominican Republic story came to my attention because of white adult human females who identify as femi [...]
Megan Thee Stallion 101: You Don’t Break Me in Public and Expect Me to Heal in Silence
Why are people angry? I will tell you. This happens to nearly every victim who chooses themselves and the truth.
After a season of ambivalence and [...]
The Women Behind the Victorious Montgomery Bus Boycott
I get it when women say:
"I'm so discouraged"
"I'm tired"
"I'm scared"
I get it and I feel this way too sometimes.
What h [...]
Letter from an Angry Survivor of Sexual Violence about this Bill Cosby Tragedy
7/7/2015
Tonight I am angry.
That isn't my default setting though. Usually, I smile so much that I have to consciously tell myself not to d [...]
After a healing hiatus, WESURVIVEABUSEPodcast, hosted by Tonya GJ Prince is back
with new episodes. We are back to speak with those whose truths were dismissed, minimized, mistranslated, or never properly listened to—across languages, cultures, ages, abilities, belief systems, and life circumstances.
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with new episodes. We are back to speak with those whose truths were dismissed, minimized, mistranslated, or never properly listened to—across languages, cultures, ages, abilities, belief systems, and life circumstances.
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Why Truth Is What Finally Sets Survivors Free After Abuse
Truth is still in the business of setting people free.
People often misunderstand what happens when a woman calls a domestic violence hotline [...]
Affirmation: I Am My Own Unique Self-Special, Creative, and Wonderful
updated for 2025
✨ Affirmation: I Am My Own Unique Self
I am my own unique self—special, creative, and wonderful.No one in the entire universe i [...]
🛑 We don’t negotiate safety
⚖️ Some Things Are Black and White
Yes means safety.No means protection.
Clear, certain, unapologetic boundaries are not cruelty.They are care—espec [...]
Say It With Your Chest: Black Victims Deserve Justice—No Exceptions
Stop weaponizing white men’s impunity to excuse Black men’s predation.
Accountability for Black predators is not— and will never be—m [...]
Why Is Black Women’s Truth Treated as Disloyalty?
There is a name for what happens when Black women are pressured to abandon our Blackness in order to be accepted as “real” women.
Racial Ga [...]
2024 Femicide Reports Around the World
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Courtesy or Compelled Speech? Why the Difference Matters
There’s a difference between choosing courtesy and being forced into compelled speech.
Courtesy is voluntary. It’s when you call someone “Liz [...]
We Survive Abuse: Robbing Girls of Opportunities That Women Fought For is Hella Shameful
As we move from Black History Month to Women's History Month ...the bullying & snatching opportuniti [...]
Mother of Environmental Justice: Hazel M. Johnson
She Said:
"If we want a safe environment for our children and grandchildren,
we must clean up ou [...]
Thread Made Iconic: A Love Letter to Our Bodies and the Women Who Sew Beauty Into the World
My Granny used to take us to the sewing shop, her eyes scanning the rows of threads, fabrics, and patterns lik [...]
🎯Weaponized Hypotheticals Are Not Harmless — They’re Punishment for a Woman’s Freedom
Weaponized HypotheticalsDefinition: When people—often men—create imagined stories about a woman’s love life (“ [...]
Retro Report: The Domestic Violence Case That Turned Outrage Into Action
Generation X was not ready for this story but we needed it! Our Boomer parents were not ready either but they most definitely needed it.
In fac [...]
A Woman-Centered Truth About FGM We Cannot Abandon (w/list of resource organizations)
FGM victims’ fury as academics compare practice to cosmetic surgery
Any honest critique of global efforts to address female genital mutil [...]
“Why Are Women Still Cleaning Up the Violence Men Refuse to Name?”
🩸 Say It Plain.
The crimes that males commit?They’ve become unsayable on social media—but not uncommittable in real life.
Every day, som [...]
An Ancestor Remembered: Carol Denise McNair
She would have been 73 years old today.
May she rest in power.🕊
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📺 Television Is Not Liberation
(No matter how many awards, episodes, or characters say otherwise)
🎭 Television Is Entertainment—Not Protection
TV is not systemic c [...]
When Struggling People Are Called “Capitalists”: The Manipulation Behind a Cruel and Convenient Lie
The Manipulation Behind a Cruel and Convenient Lie
There is a quiet cruelty in accusing poor and marginalized people of being “capitalists.”
It soun [...]
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🌿 My Self-Soothe Journal
🌿 My Self-Soothe Journal
A Sacred Space to Tend to Your Spirit, Breath by Breath
There are moments when the world feels too loud… and your nervous [...]