Category: Black Women
25 Ways Society Sends Harmful Messages to Black Women About Our Safety and Worth
We carry so much. Too much.And still, society dares to question our [...]
You Donât Have to Stay Where Youâre Not Safe
Some of us are trying to bloom in gardens that were never planted for [...]
Lucy Diggs Slowe: She Protected Us in Silence So We Could One Day Speak
âBecause boundaried spaces donât build themselvesâsomeone has to brave [...]
Weaponized Witnessing: When They Watch You Fall, But Never Help You Rise
Thereâs a kind of watching that doesnât come from love.A kind of wat [...]
Harm-Jacking: When Your Pain Becomes Someone Elseâs Weapon
There have always been obstaclesâbut there have also always been rea [...]
Twice as Good Doesnât Stop at the Boardroom
Black Women Must Be Twice as Vigilant About SafetyâBecause We Are Rare [...]
Donât Use Our History to Justify Our Endangerment
Jim Crow taught the world that Black girls and women existed to be use [...]
How to Know Youâre Not SafeâEven If No Oneâs Hitting You
(And Why So Many Survivors Miss the Signs)
If youâve ever wondered, â [...]
12 Quiet Ways Self-Abandonment Shows Up
(And How to Come Home to Yourself)
Self-abandonment isnât always loud [...]
Why âI Donât Care About Potential Harm-Doersâ Sounds Empowering But Isnât
We get it.Youâre tired of tiptoeing.Youâre tired of warning signs, red [...]