They told you walking away meant you gave up.That you weren’t strong enough to “stick it out.”That you didn’t try hard enough, didn’t pray hard enough, didn’t love hard enough. …
Tonya GJ Prince
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You Weren’t Difficult. You Were Just Finally Done Pretending It Didn’t Hurt
They called you difficult.Unreasonable.Too sensitive.Hard to love. But what they really meant was:You stopped making it easy for them to mistreat you. You stopped laughing at disrespect.You stopped minimizing the …
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You Don’t Owe Anyone Access to the Version of You That Had to Survive Them
There are people who remember you in your survival state.And they romanticize it. They call it “loyalty.”They call it “love.”They call it “the good times.” But what they’re really doing …
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They Don’t Miss You. They Miss the Version of You That Didn’t Know Better
Let’s tell the truth today. Sometimes when people say they “miss you,”what they’re really saying is:“I miss the version of you that didn’t know what you know now.” They don’t …
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Your Healing Threatens the People Who Benefited From Your Wounds
Not everyone wants to see you healed.Some people were only comfortable when you were quiet, unsure, still bleeding. Your pain made you easier to control.Your guilt made you easier to …
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Heal—So They Can’t Use Your Wounds Against You
One of the hardest, most necessary truths:Unhealed wounds are vulnerable to manipulation. There are people who don’t want you whole.They want you fractured.They want you tired, tender, off-balance—because it’s easier …
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A Lot of Movements Need Black Women. But Do They Value Us?
….to gain some reciprocity Lauryn Hill/X Factor We see it every time there’s a crisis.Every time someone needs a turnout.Every time a campaign, a cause, a movement needs strength, strategy, …
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Who Is Deserving of Black Women’s Solidarity?
There are furious debates about this behind closed doors. Personally, the older that I get, the more conservative I tend to be with my energy flow. At the heart of …
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A call-in to those ready to grow past it. We don’t arrive in this world knowing how to shame Survivors.It is something we are taught.It is something we see modeled.And, …
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The Rules of Misogyny: Naming What’s Harmed Us, Reclaiming What’s Ours
Misogyny isn’t just personal. It’s systemic, strategic, and often subtle. It operates like a rigged game, full of unspoken rules designed to keep women in check, silence truth, and punish …