Category: Civil Rights & Social Justice
This Is Not Confusion. It Is Memory: Black Women, Language, and the Right to Self-Definition.
updated from June 2025
This history is not symbolic. It is sp [...]
The Illusion of Progress: Why Women Don’t Have “Spare Rights” to Burn
Years ago I wrote that sometimes we women [...]
Gaslighting Isn’t Love: Red Flags Black Women Can Choose to Name Out Loud — and Walk Away From
updated from April 7, 2023
Sometimes they try to make you feel like [...]
Epistemic Control: When Someone Else Tries to Become the Author of Your Reality
The first step in controlling a person is often convincing the [...]
⭐ Why I Resist Diluted Language Like “Birthing People” Part 1
Updated from November 2025
How hard is it to ju [...]
When Someone Refuses to Leave You Alone: Understanding Forced Access
When Someone Refuses to Respect Distance
It's one thing to ta [...]
She Didn’t Need Better Boundaries. She Needed Him to Respect Them.
One of the best docuseries that I have seen about "for [...]
What If We Debated Men’s Bodies the Way We Debate Women’s Bodies?
Let's try something new.
Men’s spaces are often treated as [...]
Juneteenth: Proof That Even Our Freedom Is Seen as “Too Much”
Juneteenth is not just a holiday. It is a mirror [...]
Juneteenth Reminds Us: Delayed Truth Still Matters (audio)
Freedom has always had an important relationship with truth.
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