Category: Black Women
Beautiful Before Anyone Gave Permission: Remembering Victoria Santa Cruz
I went to grade school with a girl who might put you on the mind of th [...]
Who Decided Black Women Werenât Feminine?
A movement does not become more compassionate by asking the vulnerable [...]
Risk Doesnât Rise by AccidentâWhat Happens When Care is Uneven for Black Women
Risk for harm grows where care is uneven.And for Black women, car [...]
Is “Woke” Just the Newest Word for an Old Fear? A History.
Black Americans have seen this rhythm before.There are periods whe [...]
Calling Women âHatefulâ for Wanting Safety Is Abuse Dressed in Decorum
updated from June 3 2025
Letâs name this for what it is:
When poli [...]
Why a Woman’s “No” Is Not Oppression: A Womanist Perspective on Consent and Boundaries
Whether or not a woman on this planet has read feminist authors or und [...]
âđ˝10 Ways Men Have Tried to Define Womanhood (w/audio)
updated from April 18, 2025In the end anti-black, anti-female, and [...]
From Sisters of Yesterday: 20 Dating Rules Black Women Followed in the 1970s That Are Gone Now
Sometimes, it helps to get to know the women and unwritten rules that [...]
When Giving Up Women’s Rights Is Called Progress: 15 Questions Worth Asking
updated from March 23 2025There is a familiar pattern in [...]
Ida B. Wells Was One of America’s Earliest Anti-Sexual-Violence Advocates. It’s Time We Said So.
One of the reasons I started this blog in the early 2000s was because [...]