Domestic violence advocates have been here before. For decades, advocates fought a very specific lie.Not loudly at first.But relentlessly. The lie sounded like this: He’s a good father.He’s a provider.He’s …
Tonya GJ Prince
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Why Saying ‘Not This Person’ Endangers Children More Than It Protects Truth
Enough! Enough rushing to protect your favorite men. Isn’t that how we got here? There is a new trend here in the West and I hope it does not catch …
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How Fame Shields Harm: Why Children Are Ignored Until Adult Comfort Is Threatened
Many entertainers are protected in our culture. They are called “artists.” They are called “talented.” They are called “important.” So when they harm children, or support people who harm children, …
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Stop Calling Children “Underage Women”: How Language Is Used to Soften Harm Against Girls
No. We are not doing that word-washing anymore. Not after what we had to read. Not after people had to live through…..or not live through. Calling children “underage women” or …
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2026 marks 100 years of celebrating Black History month in the US. When people do evil, they rarely call it by its name. Evil is not brave like that. It …
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Power Falls When People Learn to Pull Together: The Real Way Harmful Authority Is Defeated
That video is a master class in how ordinary people outmaneuver harmful power without becoming what they’re fighting. Here’s what groups can learn and apply immediately. 1. Harmful power often …
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Dear Survivors: When the Truth Is Released Slowly, It Can Be Conditioning — Here’s How We Resist
“I’m so tired of waiting, aren’t you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?” — Langston Hughes Many of you are sensing something familiar as disturbing …
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Dear Survivors: Being Heard Was Never the Same as Being Believed
The silencing of survivors has never meant the absence of knowledge. It has meant control of the story. For generations, the loudest voices describing child sexual abuse were the voices …
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Beyond the Theory: Why We Still Need Audre Lorde, Our Warrior Poet
There are moments that reveal to you exactly who you are and why you better be clear about it all. There is a specific kind of exhaustion that comes with …
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When Survival Is Mistaken for Consent: Black Women, Weaponized Ignorance, and the Right to Refuse
It is not normal for people to know little to nothing about you—and still demand your allegiance. Your loyalty. Your sacrifice. Your fighting spirit. That is not solidarity. That is …