Author: Tonya GJ Prince
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Black Women Have Carried the Community Long Enough. When Will Our Safety Become a Priority?
If your vision of justice requires Black women to accept more danger, [...]

Sherrie Laurie Fought to Keep an Alaska Women’s Shelter Safe. Why Are Women Still Being Asked to Explain Their Need for Safety?
I don't think people understand that working in a women's shelter mean [...]

I Have Spent Too Many Years Listening to Women and Children to Believe That Saying Something Makes It True
I have spent more than 30 years working with women and children who ha [...]

When Blackness Is Clear but Womanhood Becomes a Debate: A Question for Black Leaders
When you are a woman—an adult female human being who has overlapping d [...]

Growing Up as a Girl: What Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 2017 Controversy Confirmed for Me About Women’s Voices
If someone can convince you that speaking about mistreatment is worse [...]

You Can’t Say the F-Word on Television, but You Can Call Women Whores?
When insulting women is considered entertainment, but women obje [...]

Swatting Rape Survivors Should Carry Serious Criminal Penalties
Swatting a rape Survivor should be treated as a serious criminal offen [...]

When Someone Knows You’re Uncomfortable and Keeps Pushing: Recognizing Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse can be difficult to explain in a society that struggle [...]

Tennessee Court Orders New Trial in Paris Lee Case: What Women Should Know About the Ruling
I heard about this tragedy, and I thought it was the end of the co [...]

Before He Killed Again: How Many Women Tried to Warn Us?
What I love about Octavia Spencer's production direction of "The Lost [...]