For a long time, many of us were taught that anger was the danger. That if we were calm enough, soft enough, understanding enough, things would not have gone so …
Tonya GJ Prince
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1. That my pain has to be “explained well” to be real. My body already told the truth. My spirit already kept the record. 2. That being kind means being …
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Why “The Last RECORDED Lynching” IS NOT the Same As “The LAST Lynching”
White Americans desire to be free from a past they do not want to remember, while Black Americans remain bound to a past they can never forget.” —Nikole Hannah-Jones We …
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She Spoke Truthfully -And Nothing Has Been the Same Since (Update on Nurse Jennifer Melle)
When did we all agree to make professional female carers and providers the new global target? Which political leaders are speaking for women’s professional rights? 1 20/2026…..Jennifer Melle stood firm …
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Not Everyone Who Speaks the Language of Protection is Protecting the Same People
We love movies like ‘Avengers’ when beings from different walks of life come together to fight together against one common enemy. Transformers. Fantastic Four. Off-screen that isn’t always possible. Not …
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The Chloe Randolph Bill and Organization in Kentucky
Some losses change the shape of a family forever. There are moments when language becomes too small for what a mother, a father, a sibling carries in their chest. When …
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When “Nothing is True”: The Erosion of Shared Reality Through Mandated Language
For some of us who have worked with Survivors of abuse and violence, among them the least likely to be believed, we have strong concerns. For many women, particularly those …
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I’m Tired of Watching Women Pay the Price While Everyone Else Argues About Words
We cannot keep living in a world where every tool meant to protect women and girls gets dragged into a tug of war. On one end, new ideas are twisted …
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They Love What We Give, Not Who We Are: The Quiet Erasure of Women’s Inner Lives
When we say, “He objectified her,” we make it sound like mere casual disrespect. What really happens is extermination of recognition. She is not reduced to a sex object. She …
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50 Times We Walked Past You—Our Hair Not to Your Liking, But We Were Dying Inside
updated March 27, 2025 You saw our hair. Not our fear.Not our exhaustion.Not our grief.Not our pain. Just our hair. You formed opinions. You whispered. You rolled your eyes.But …