Body safety

updated from November 5, 2022 “You know good and well that a boundary never did a damn thing to you. But a male has every potential to AND be excused …

Across social media and public conversations, there is a pattern many Black women recognize immediately. When a crisis emerges somewhere in the world, voices appear demanding that Black women: organize …

Across social media and in political spaces, there is no shortage of advice directed at Black women. People encourage us to: speak more about this issue speak less about that …

Forget the people telling you: “There was racial harmony before we had a Black president.” “Before Obama all was great.” They are telling lies and there is NO truth residing …

updated from March 2, 2025 Grooming is a word we hear often, yet misunderstanding still surrounds it. That confusion can lead to silence.It can feed shame.It can even shift blame …

  Title: At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance–A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power …

updated from November 5, 2025 Do you see how not one male is explaining his right to boundaries, just women and girls? You see how rested they are? That is …

Like every abused woman and child Black Americans reside in a county that pushes us to “move on“,  “get over it“, and “forgive and forget“. Heavy emphasis on the forget. …

It is harder to ignore now. Some people noticed it earlier but now it is getting harder to ignore isn’t it? Across cultures, languages, and generations, many Survivors are naming …

Domestic violence advocates have been here before. For decades, advocates fought a very specific lie.Not loudly at first.But relentlessly. The lie sounded like this: He’s a good father.He’s a provider.He’s …