Category: Abuse of Power

10 Signs Youâre Being DehumanizedâEven by People Who Say They Support You
This is a crucial questionâbecause recognizing when you are be [...]

Using Michelle Obamaâs Image to Justify White Supremacy Is a Self-OwnâAnd a Betrayal
(Why Black women must speak for ourselves, gatekeep our image, and pro [...]

Why Black Women Must Define Misogyny for Ourselves: Because Being a Black Woman Is Different
Letâs imagine this.
All the girls in the world are sitting around a b [...]

What Is a Rape Apologist?
People catch on to the fact that victims get blamed and no one tells [...]

Braids, Locs, and the Right to Be: The Truth About Black Hair Discrimination
We need less focus on aestheticsâless chatter about whoâs worn braids, [...]

We Carried the Battle. Don’t Rewrite the War.
Black American women do not own braids. Braids have lived on many he [...]

5 Ways Women Are the Shock Absorbers of Patriarchy
Women are expected to absorb disrespect quietly, so systems ca [...]

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 [...]

The Unseen Cage: How Systems Use Coercive Control
When the hands that claim to help you are the ones tightening the gr [...]

You Donât Have to Stay Where Youâre Not Safe
Some of us are trying to bloom in gardens that were never planted for [...]