Abuse of Power

People catch on to the fact that victims get blamed and no one tells men to stop harming women and girls. Ever. -Tonya GJ Prince A rape apologist is someone …

We need less focus on aesthetics—less chatter about who’s worn braids, who’s styled locs, and who can trace it back to their culture. That conversation is convenient.Safe.Detached. It’s a neat …

Black American women do not own braids. Braids have lived on many heads across many cultures for centuries.But when it comes to who fought to wear them freely in America—we did. …

Women are expected to absorb disrespect quietly, so systems can keep running smoothly. When men harm, women are often told to forgive, fix, or forget—for the sake of peace. Society …

We carry so much. Too much.And still, society dares to question our right to safety. Black women are consistently sent harmful messages—spoken and unspoken—about our value, our pain, and our …

When the hands that claim to help you are the ones tightening the grip. Not all abuse comes from partners.Sometimes, it comes from systems—the courtroom, the school, the hospital, the …

Some of us are trying to bloom in gardens that were never planted for us. We show up with our hands full—bandages, truth-telling, receipts, prayers, statistics, candles, casseroles, court cases, …

  And the walls of that cage were built with silence, shame, and sanctioned suffering. There’s a dangerous myth floating around like perfume on poisoned air:That feminism was about women …

We know that society still expects women to protect men’s reputations— especially when those men are climbing the ladder of power. Even if preserving his image means that women and …

Let’s talk about something that happens all too often—especially to women, especially to Survivors. Someone insults us.Mocks us.Lies about us.Disrespects our identity, our womanhood, our power, our pain. And then—days, …