Civil Rights & Social Justice

You Do Not Have to Pass on Pain If you find yourself feeling anger rise around children—if you feel the urge to control, dominate, or humiliate—it is not the child …

It is not hateful to say this out loud: The same laws that allow males to identify into women’s spaces—without any proof, process, or protection—are the same laws that make …

It is not hateful to name a reality:The same laws that allow trans-identified males to enter women’s spaces also open the door for any man—including those with predatory intentions—to simply …

✊🏾 1. Many Black women rejected the idea that womanhood flows from whiteness. Throughout history, Black women have critiqued the idea that womanhood must be defined by white standards—whether in …

On yesterday there was a non-subtle outcry on at least one social media application calling for Black people to go to Los Angeles, California and get involved in the conflict …

  You may want to start observing the number of times men declare that women saying no—is hate.Not submitting? Hate.Setting a boundary? Hate.Walking away? Hate.Choosing peace over performance? Hate. We’ve …

Let’s tell the truth:You may not find closure in the American justice system.Many Survivors don’t.Some find more harm.More dismissal.More delay.More erasure. As someone who served for years as a court …

There’s something deeply dangerous about how we’re taught to think about harm—and especially about the people who cause it. We’re told:“If someone was really that bad, wouldn’t we know?”“If they …

Aging should not mean surrendering safety.Growing older should not mean losing the right to be heard, respected, or protected. And yet—Too many elder women are dismissed, mocked, or ignored when …

When it comes to women and girls, invasion looks like: Forcing male presence into spaces where women go to breathe, to heal, to be safe without question. Overriding the will …