Author: Tonya GJ Prince

Not Like Us: The Black Freedom Legacy Was Not Built on Unquestioning Institutional Compliance
There is a pattern that deserves daylight. Some movements wrap them [...]

Nell Carter: A Voice That Refused to Break
When I was a child, Nell Carter was one of my favorite entertainers. S [...]

Not ‘Just Like Us’: Truth Is the Line Between Legacy and Imitation
Many movements draw inspiration from the Black American freedom strugg [...]

When Facts are Suppressed, Distorted, or Dismissed, Injustice Multiplies.
The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.-Ida B [...]

Stay Woke: When a Warning is Turned to a Punchline
Watching language warning about life or death flatten into [...]

Public Humiliation Is Not Entertainment: How Shame Becomes a Tool of Control
“Don’t let folks play in your face.”-Black Proverb
Public humiliation [...]

10 Truths About Grooming: What It Is and What It Is Not
updated from March 2, 2025
Grooming is a word we hear often, yet misu [...]

Stop Calling It “Race Baiting”: Black Maternal Death Is a Life-or-Death Reality (podcast episode)
Black women speaking about maternal death are not “race baitin [...]

How to Make “Help” Sound More Inviting to Teens in Toxic Relationships
Teen dating abuse is not “drama.” It is not “kids being kids.”
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19 James Baldwin Truths and Affirmations That Still Strengthen the Human Spirit (on audio)
Latest episode of WESurviveAbusePodcast.com
19 James Baldwin Trut [...]