Affirmations

Until this country reckons with how it treats Black people—how its systems treat Black people—how it still treats Black women carrying chronic illness passed down through bloodlines poisoned by mistreatment …

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, …

A Message for Every Woman Who Was Taught to Shrink Herself to Keep the Peace The violence against oppressed communities is real, but they load the burden onto the wrong …

I know. This is sensitive territory. This is my battle too.    As a Survivor, I know how heartless, cruel, and unkind people can be to those of us on …

A truth spoken from generations who endured, to those rising now. I will not apologize for surviving.Not for growing wiser. Not for finally speaking the truth that once sat like a …

My Granny used to take us to the sewing shop, her eyes scanning the rows of threads, fabrics, and patterns like she was looking at a shelf of dreams.Prom gowns. …

“We don’t warn one another how hard this part is.” Sometimes setting a boundary feels less like self-care and more like you’re about to get in trouble. You feel it …

It is not hateful to say this out loud: The same laws that allow males to identify into women’s spaces—without any proof, process, or protection—are the same laws that make …

“All women stand in their own magnificent uniqueness—white women, Black women, women across every land and lineage. Black women do not need to fight white women to be free; we …

1. They Center Their Comfort Over Your Safety If your boundary causes them to feel uncomfortable, they try to make you feel guilty for protecting yourself. They’re not checking on …