That’s not deep thinking. That’s dressed-up racism. Let’s get right to it. There’s a question floating around that sounds intellectual, but it’s rooted in fear, ignorance, and historical amnesia: “Can …
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Catholic Abuse Crisis Isn’t Over: The Urgent Need to Keep Listening to Victims
For decades, Survivors of child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church have bravely stepped forward—risking everything to tell the truth. Their testimonies ignited global outrage, investigations, reforms, and reckoning. But …
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When Communities Celebrate Predators: The Cost of Uplifting R. Kelly in Black Spaces
Stop making abuse a softer crime just because the beat is familiar. Let me just get this sentence out so I can be done: Must we use every Black …
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You May Think He Was Misunderstood—But What He Did Was Evil
And the damage may last for lifetimes. We live in a world where the predator’s pain often gets more airtime than the Survivor’s truth. He had a rough childhood.He didn’t …
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You Can’t Protect Survivors and Still Make Space for Predators
You must choose a side. There are things we don’t say often enough—because saying them out loud means we can’t unhear them. Here’s one of them: Most men who sexually …
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Black Women’s Safety Is Not Optional: It’s a Justice Issue
1. We Are Often the First to Speak Up—and the Last to Be Protected Black women are frequently the ones raising the alarm about injustice. Yet when it comes time …
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Survivors, Ask the Questions. And Keep Asking. It’s Sacred Work.
If you’re a Survivor, you’ve probably heard it all before: “You’re just being paranoid.”“You’re overreacting.”“You need more therapy.”“You’re damaged goods.”“You see abuse everywhere.”“You need to let that go already.” And …
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Alley Greening: A Safety Solution Rooted in Justice
Because forgotten spaces shouldn’t become hunting grounds. There’s a part of the city we don’t talk about enough. Not the main roads. Not the bright lights.The in-between places.The side paths. …
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What Is a Rape Apologist?
People catch on to the fact that victims get blamed and no one tells men to stop harming women and girls. Ever. -Tonya GJ Prince A rape apologist is someone …
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Don’t Share My Scars and Then Ask for My Help.
Let’s talk about something that happens all too often—especially to women, especially to Survivors. Someone insults us.Mocks us.Lies about us.Disrespects our identity, our womanhood, our power, our pain. And then—days, …