Category: Abuse

Where “Bidirectional Abuse” Comes From and Why It Can Mislead People About Black Women
I was astonished that in a season where we had a string of Black femic [...]

When He Throws Things, Destroys Your Work, or Punishes Your Silence: These Are Red Flags
Too many women have called a hotline or support number that I was work [...]

📢 Hidden Herstory: The Leesburg Stockade Girls
In the heat of July 1963, a group of Black girls in Americus, Georgia— [...]

What Is DARVO? How It Harms Black Women and Black Girls
DARVO is a pattern some harmful people use when they are confronted.
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I Hit Him Back. The Survey Called It “Mutual Abuse.” Here’s Why That Logic Destroyed Me.
If you are a Black person, you know what it is like when the "both sid [...]

The Lynching of Assault Victim Marie Scott: How Slavery’s Logic Still Shapes Our Lives
There is no clean ending to something that was never fully confronted. [...]

Survivors Speak Truth: John Lewis Speaks Truth on Black America’s Fight for Justice
updated from September 20, 2025
Proverbs 12:19 puts it this way.....
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10 Ways Violence Against Black People Is Dehumanized, Dismissed, and Minimized
“It is a peculiar cruelty to demand extraordinary proof from
those w [...]

Don’t Look Away: How Polite Fiction Becomes a Predator’s Shield
There is language that has been troubling my soul.As a Womanis [...]

When a Woman Is Talking About Risk Are We Busy Handing Out Character References?
The women and children who society listens to the least, suffe [...]