Abuse

For far too long, society has quietly and dangerously assigned the role of protector, counselor, and emotional caretaker to women and girls—even when the harm in question is coming from …

How dare you make laws and policies that make our girls less safe!-Tonya GJ Prince Every single year, thousands of Black girls vanish from our communities. Their faces barely flicker …

Let’s talk about something that far too often stays in the shadows: Abusers know what they’re doing.And many of them actively seek out people they believe are easier to manipulate, …

Tonya GJ Prince | We Survive Abuse   There’s something the world needs to say out loud more often: Safety isn’t a one-size-fits-all journey. Especially not for people who experience …

Our nervous system doesn’t comprehend “forgive & forget.”  We can try to not think about trauma that happened to us– but then we end up feeling “crazy” when our body …

You were never too much.You were never asking for too much.You were never dreaming too loud, loving too hard, feeling too deep. I know people made you question yourself—told you …

 In dysfunctional families and abusive relationships, women are often asked—no, expected—to tolerate things that should never be tolerated. These are acts of survival masquerading as love, loyalty, or duty.  But …

April is child abuse awareness month. When politicians twist the language of “inclusion” to force girls to surrender their safe spaces, they are not being progressive—they are being predatory. What …

No woman—no matter how wise, how wounded, how experienced, or how loud—has the right to override another woman’s boundaries. Not now. Not ever.Being female is not a permission slip to …

Some groups want our rhythm, our language, our beauty—but not our justice. They say they care about Black women. They post our photos.Quote our heroes.Find one or two of us …