Advocates/Activists

Courage launches me above my fears.Fear is a natural and healthy feeling necessary to survive. Instead of buckling in the face of fear, I use it to stir my courage. …

*Updated for 2025 When a close relative—let’s call her Morgan—announced her pregnancy, our entire family was ecstatic. I wanted to hear everything. My own pregnancy had been over 15 years …

There are people—loud and determined—who would have you believe that the systemic rape of women of color ended with slavery.That is a lie. A harmful, deliberate lie. Survivors know it.The …

Updated for 2025 Silence “You have the right to remain silent.” I first heard that phrase in my 8th grade Civics class during the lesson on Miranda rights.A great lesson. …

In early 2002 or so a group of us Women of Color working in sexual and domestic drove down from Virginia to North Carolina to a two-day conference.  It was …

Survivors are my favorite people.  Hands down, no contest. I love their war stories, their wisdom, their testimony.  They inspire me.  I weep with them.  I serve them. I fight …

Update: (new films, new content) Thank God it is Fall! I love fall, but all this rain & wind from this storm with the handsome name is a bit soon. …

  I watched “Cosby: The Women Speak.“    Actually, I recorded it.    This way, if I was triggered, I could watch it another time.     But I was amid …

It is my honor to highlight the words of author Tremayne Moore as he courageously shares his story and offers advice for healing:   Hi. My name is Tremayne Moore and …

7/7/2015 Tonight I am angry.    That isn’t my default setting though.  Usually, I smile so much that I have to consciously tell myself not to do it.  That ain’t …