Category: Civil Rights & Social Justice
We’re Done Paying the Toll for “Acceptance”
We are not what ignorance calls us. We are not who ignorance sa [...]
When Women Forget We Are Women
When women stop listening to other women about safety—when you say, “T [...]
✊🏾 Since When Did a Man Saying He’s Changed Become a Gospel Truth?
She called me because I was serving as her victim advocate: His fam [...]
How Many Warnings Does It Take Before We Protect Women Like Sonya Massey?
You know what?
We can’t afford to look at these cases as “isolated in [...]
Holding Truth in Unequal Times: Responding to False Comparisons While Still Healing
Speaking truth while living through it takes courage — and grace that [...]
Red Flags: Why Do Some People Refuse to Challenge Systems of Harm — and What Does that Reveal About Them?
Women’s safety movements grew from necessity — from the silences of la [...]
🌿 You’re Not Required to March in Every Parade
Advocates are not required to be active in every cause.
As human bein [...]
It’s Not That They Can’t Hear You. They’ve Chosen Not To
“Oppression evolves. It trades the whip for the weary.” — WeSurviveAbu [...]
💔 They Don’t Say She Was Loved — They Say She Stayed
Previous generations of women had different concerns because they [...]
🖤 Why Would Anyone Be Against Your Empowerment?
If someone has a problem with you being empowered, you have to ask [...]