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Using Michelle Obama’s Image to Justify White Supremacy Is a Self-Own—And a Betrayal
(Why Black women must speak for ourselves, gatekeep our image, and pro [...]
Why Black Women Must Define Our Own Misogyny: Because Being a Black Woman Is Different
Let’s imagine this.
All the girls in the world are sitting around a b [...]
The Natural Hair Movement Cicely Tyson Inspired | Oprah’s Master Class | Oprah Winfrey Network
When Cicely Tyson wore her hair natural on national television in the [...]
What Is a Rape Apologist?
A rape apologist is someone who defends, excuses, minimizes, or justif [...]
Braids, Locs, and the Right to Be: The Truth About Black Hair Discrimination
We need less focus on aesthetics—less chatter about who’s worn braids, [...]
We Carried the Battle. Don’t Rewrite the War.
Black American women do not own braids. Braids have lived on many he [...]
They Mock You, Then Expect You to Serve—The Trap Ends Now
May you never again fall into the trap of using your labor for an indi [...]
5 Ways Women Are the Shock Absorbers of Patriarchy
Women are expected to absorb disrespect quietly, so systems ca [...]
Quick Tips for When You’re Tired of Pretending You’re Okay
(For When You Can’t Fall Apart, But Can’t Keep Faking Either)
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When Pretending You’re Okay Is Wearing You Down
What to Do Instead of Faking It All the Time
Some days, pretending to [...]
You Don’t Have to Keep Fighting. You’re Allowed to Heal.
There comes a time when the world will keep handing you more work to [...]
25 Ways Society Sends Harmful Messages to Black Women About Our Safety and Worth
We carry so much. Too much.And still, society dares to question our [...]
When Love Is a Lie: Understanding Grooming Beyond Childhood
Because grooming doesn’t stop at 18. It just gets harder to prove.
We [...]
The Unseen Cage: How Systems Use Coercive Control
When the hands that claim to help you are the ones tightening the gr [...]
The Unseen Cage: What Coercive Control Really Looks Like
Because not all abuse leaves bruises—but it can still steal your fre [...]
Cold Water Calms the Storm: A Healing Tool Our Elders Already Knew
There are days when your body feels like a house on fire.
Your heart [...]
Weight Gain After Trauma Isn’t Just Emotional—It’s Biological
Let’s stop lying to Survivors.
Let’s stop telling people who have liv [...]
You Don’t Have to Stay Where You’re Not Safe
Some of us are trying to bloom in gardens that were never planted for [...]
No, Feminists Didn’t “Give Up a Happy Home.” We Fought to Escape a Cage
And the walls of that cage were built with silence, shame, [...]
