Advocates/Activists

Avoid letting any man—no matter how soft his tone, poetic his struggle, or urgent his cause—trick you into laboring for him, defending him, uplifting himwhen he has shown he wouldn’t …

Don’t Call It a Favor The nerve—the absolute gall—to act like you’re doing us a favor by ending discrimination. By “allowing” Black people, especially Black women, to access jobs, homes, …

The phrase “we should all fight together because we are all minorities” can be aspirational and hopeful. But history teaches us—repeatedly—that without explicitly defining terms, roles, and shared principles of …

We’ve heard it too many times: “She made a bad choice.”“She knew he was violent.”“We warned her.”“Why can’t I say that out loud?” Here’s why: Because that kind of judgment …

That line is more fragile than people think. Too many people in the U.S. still picture sex trafficking as some shadowy van pulling up to snatch a girl off the …

We don’t automatically grow just because we’re more diverse.🌱 Diversity is not the finish line. It’s the starting bell. We grow when we choose to rise to that diversity—when we …

There are women today who believe that feminism is no longer needed.But sometimes the only reason it feels unnecessary is because you are walking a little safer on roads other …

[WeSurviveAbuse.com] “You just keep complaining.”“You’re always bringing that up.”“You never let anything go.” If you’ve ever heard these phrases in a relationship—especially when you’re trying to talk about harm, disrespect, …

  There is a quiet war being waged on selfhood.A thousand little whispers telling women—and especially Black women, Indigenous women, and other women of color—that our worth lies in how …

There is a lot going on in the world. But crimes against women—especially stalking, coercive control, and violence—don’t take time off. They don’t pause for elections, trends, or shifts in …