Category: Civil Rights & Social Justice
Why Forgetting the Wisdom of Elders Weakens Movements — And How Honoring Them Strengthens the Future
“A river that forgets its source will soon run dry.”— African proverb [...]
10 Ways Society Trains Women to Doubt Their Own Safety Instincts
Many women can remember a moment when their instincts spoke clearly.
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When Girls’ Boundaries Are Rebranded as “Hate” (featuring Boundary Setting video from Dr. Tracey Marks)
updated from November 5, 2022
"You know good and well that a boundary [...]
Hello: 10 Issues Black Women Have Been Sounding the Alarm About for Decades
Across social media and public conversations, there is a pattern many [...]
What Would It Look Like to Support Black Women Where They Actually Live?
Across social media and in political spaces, there is no shortage of a [...]
Does Naming Ourselves Hurt Anyone? No. Erasing Us Does.
updated from November 18 2025
If the harm is sex-specific, th [...]
Gratitude to Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon
updated from February 1, 2025
Music is healing.
Music is [...]
Celia: How an Enslaved Girl Continues to Inform Black Women’s Work to End Violence Against Women
Celia
updated from September 20 20231. (1855) Celia w [...]
The Overlooked History of Black Disabled Lives: Survival, Misunderstanding, and Strength
As a Black woman who has struggled with a health condition that is lim [...]
Mother of Environmental Justice: Hazel M. Johnson
updated from November 9 2024
Never forgetting the pioneerin [...]