Category: Civil Rights & Social Justice

Black Women Have Carried the Community Long Enough. When Will Our Safety Become a Priority?
If your vision of justice requires Black women to accept more danger, [...]

When Blackness Is Clear but Womanhood Becomes a Debate: A Question for Black Leaders
When you are a woman—an adult female human being who has overlapping d [...]

You Can’t Say the F-Word on Television, but You Can Call Women Whores?
When insulting women is considered entertainment, but women obje [...]

Tennessee Court Orders New Trial in Paris Lee Case: What Women Should Know About the Ruling
I heard about this tragedy, and I thought it was the end of the co [...]

Before He Killed Again: How Many Women Tried to Warn Us?
What I love about Octavia Spencer's production direction of "The Lost [...]

How Violence Prevention Is Treated as Worse Than the Violence Itself
When a woman asks for safety, listen to the danger she is describi [...]

Female Teachers Are Sounding the Alarm: What Are Boys Being Taught About Women, and Who Is Protecting the Girls in Their Classrooms?
What happens when a generation of girls is expected to learn alongside [...]

When Women’s Rights Become Criminal Complaints: The Case of Marguerite Stern and Dora Moutot
A woman does not become hateful because she refuses to believe what so [...]

Women Have Been Restricted for Safety for Generations. Why Does Restricting Men Sound So Radical?
There are renewed calls to ask a question American colleges have heard [...]

The Exception Man: New Vocabulary Does Not Change the Reality of Male Violence
"It was 'that' kind of man who harmed you, not this kind." But how can [...]