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Some people have the loudest mics.The branding that screams “progressive,” “feminist,” “for the people.” But when Black women raised concerns about f

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Some people have the loudest mics.
The branding that screams “progressive,” “feminist,” “for the people.”

But when Black women raised concerns about fairness, safety, and truth?
You went quiet.
Or worse—you turned on us.

Not with slurs, no. That would be too obvious.
But with condescension. With finger-wagging. With half-hearted calls to “pray for them” or “love them through it.”

You let the world mock us.
You let the world call us men, masculine, aggressive, jealous.
And when we were dragged, dogpiled, and doxxed for simply asking questions—you vanished.

🎭 The Performance of Solidarity Isn’t Enough

It’s easy to post hashtags.
It’s easy to say “protect Black women” when the harm is state-sanctioned or the perpetrator is obvious.

But when Black women dared to speak against harm happening within our own communities? or something on the horizon doesn’t seem right? something in the milk ain’t clean. “I’m not too sure about this.”
When we asked, “Why is it too much to ask for fairness? For boundaries? For safety?”

You looked away.
Or worse—you helped silence us.

You called us “out of line.”
You said we were “bringing harm to others.”
You centered everything but the safety of Black women and girls.

🖤 Even Some of Us Join In

Some of our own joined the choir of shame.
Some of our sisters stood with institutions over Survivors.
Black women turning on other Black women—especially those of us who live differently, love differently, or speak differently.

And here’s the truth:

You don’t have to agree to stand down.
If it’s not your lane, if you don’t understand it yet—you can keep silent.

But if you speak?
If you post?
If you write?

Don’t do it at the expense of Black women’s safety.

🔥 Safety Is Not a Luxury for Black Women

We are allowed to ask questions.
We are allowed to challenge narratives.
We are allowed to seek fairness—without being smeared or erased.

When the conversation turns to:

  • “Black women look like men.”

  • “Black women are too strong, too loud, too much.”

  • “Black women need to be corrected, humbled, prayed for…”

That is your cue.

If you can’t stand up then, don’t bother standing up at all.

Because this work isn’t performance.
It’s not branding.
It’s not hashtags.

This is survival.

This is who we are. This is our ancestry.

We ask questions. We stand up for truth.

We stand up for ourselves.

We love ourselves all the way to the root. 

🧭 If You Claim Progress, Show It

If you say you’re for Black women,
Be for Black women when we are not being made into martyrs.
Be for us when we’re not the trend.
When we’re in the crossfire.
When the slurs are subtle but the violence is real.

Be for us when we fight for our own safety.
Or step aside.

Because we’re not asking for pity.
We’re not asking for permission.

We’re demanding the right to be safe, to be heard, to be free.

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Share if you feel safe and ready—your voice might be the lifeline someone else needs.
And if you do share, remember to cite the messenger. Words carry legacy.
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