Tonya GJ Prince

 I think there is something remarkable about the political and social history of Black American women that deserves much more attention. Yes, the 2026 midterms were historic, but that’s the …

Not every person is used to or comfortable with people telling women and girls, “yes.” What an opportunity we have for growth right now. Boys and men often grow up …

What’s missing here is the understanding that girl’s sports are a handicap category, a venue for protected competition that exists to exclude advantaged people who could otherwise displace them. The …

Somebody asks where you want to eat, and your mind goes straight to what everybody else will enjoy. You know who dislikes spicy food. You remember who complained about the …

  A girl changes her route home to avoid harassment. Another tells a doctor how much her period hurts and leaves feeling dismissed. A Black girl speaks up about how …

You hear your own voice getting firm and immediately wonder whether you have become cruel. Perhaps someone crossed a boundary. Perhaps you have explained the same problem six times. Yet …

You finally say you cannot do it. Then you spend the afternoon trying to figure out how to do it anyway. You look at your calendar again. Perhaps you could …

Back in 1993, a young wife named Lorena Bobbitt severed her husband’s male part. When Lorena went on trial, she had to disclose something she did not want to share. …

This series is about women asking pointed questions about our health, privacy, and safety, and expecting substantive answers. Who does this decision affect? What protections are in place? Who takes …

Someone on social media asked what parents have been asking for years: Why do very young children need to learn sex education… I have weighed in often on what specifically …