Affirmations

updated from June 9. 2025 It’s so tricky out here these days… Let’s make something abundantly clear: Being an ally to a group, a cause, or a community does not …

For a short season, my home state had a WNBA team, and I got to go and see a few games up close with my siblings. I was in my …

Some people judge Black women as if influence comes with a lifetime warranty on another person’s integrity… This is not a defense of Oprah specifically, but there’s a pattern here …

Can human rights organizations protect multiple groups without asking women and girls to disappear? It truly bothered me that Amnesty took aim at a woman’s shelter and services that were …

Affirmation: My body belongs to me. My voice matters. My boundaries are worthy of respect. I do not have to surrender my comfort, safety, or dignity to make someone else …

For generations, women have been told they were imagining “it.” You can fill in the blank for millions of untold “it” things. “If you speak up, you’re difficult.” “If you …

  Juneteenth is not just a holiday. It is a mirror—reflecting how this nation has long believed that Black people deserve nothing more than scraps. Even when we fight for …

Living in the West is not what makes a woman safe. Privacy is not modesty theater. It is part of bodily safety. It is shield. We do not give that …

“Being asked to ignore degradation is not an invitation to be strong. It is an invitation to disappear. And you were never meant to disappear.” For Survivors, language is never …

updated from June 9, 2025 Control doesn’t always disappear. Sometimes it evolves its language and waits for you to mistake it for freedom. Let’s talk about something that doesn’t get …