Black Women

Previous generations of women had different concerns because they had fewer options. Let’s start there. Many of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers didn’t compare notes with one another the way we …

The term “identity politics” has become almost like a lightning rod in modern conversation. But beneath the noise, the resistance to it reveals a deeper tension: people’s discomfort with whose …

“When a woman goes hungry, more than her body suffers — her dignity, her power, her future are all at risk. Food justice is more than feeding; it’s freeing.” Women …

Power.That’s the word they fear most when it rises in a Black woman’s mouth. Our liberation will never be foundin tearing down each other’s choices.Not in policing another woman’s healing,not …

We talk about boundaries so often here because for women—especially Survivors—boundary setting is not just a life skill. It’s liberation. For centuries, laws, customs, and traditions were built to erase …

This is a mighty woman! She survives AND she does the work to heal. A mighty woman indeed. Check out these jewels in the form of lessons that she shares. …

This is what we mean when we say, “poverty is intentional.” A Michigan woman, Talia C. Teneyuque, is reportedly charged with food stamp fraud. She allegedly used her Bridge Card …

Jim Crow and the Erasure of Black Womanhood In the era of Jim Crow, Black women were denied full personhood. Their bodies were brutalized. Their cries were ignored. Laws designed …

For abusive persons, there are few human beings perfect enough to be worthy of justice. Tonya GJ Prince When Survivors speak, they talk about what was done to them—the pain, …