Author: Tonya GJ Prince
He Had Threatened Her Before: 10 Survivor Lessons from LaVon Morris-Grant’s Whom Shall I Fear
I saw this amazing woman speak at a conference, bought her book at a t [...]
10 Lessons for Survivors from Melba Wilson’s Crossing the Boundary: Black Women Survive Incest
Melba Wilson wrote about something that Black women had certainly been [...]
10 Lessons from Gordon Braxton’s Empowering Black Boys to Challenge Rape Culture
Gordon Braxton begins Empowering Black Boys to Challenge Rape Culture [...]
Women Are Already Being Kind: 12 Ways Women and Girls Are Taught to Give, Care, Serve, and Sacrifice
There is something strange about repeatedly telling women and girls th [...]
The Question Nobody Answers About Mixed-Sex Spaces: What Happens When Something Goes Wrong?
I did not arrive at female boundaries because I assumed every male was [...]
When “Protecting Children” Means Removing a Book About a Child Who Was Sexually Abused
"History, despite Its wrenching pain, Cannot be unlived, But if faced [...]
Marcia Johnson, Part 2: Follow the Chain. Why Was Her Safety Riding on $5,000?
At first glance, the story of Marcia Johnson can produce a very simple [...]
Marcia Johnson Told Them She Was Afraid: Why Everyone Needs to Understand the Dynamics of Domestic Violence (Part 1)
There are cases that remind us why understanding domestic violence can [...]
Tina Turner Told Us She Was Raped. People Still Made Jokes: What That Reveals About Rape Culture
Tina Turner did what we so often tell women to do.
She spoke.
She to [...]
Rape Myth Acceptance: 10 Ways We Blame Women for Being Vulnerable Instead of Blaming People Who Exploit Them
Some ideas about sexual violence have been around so long that peopl [...]