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Category: Civil Rights

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Justice for the Victims of the Freeway Phantom
Child Abuse, child safety

Justice for the Victims of the Freeway Phantom

TGJP September 11, 2023
Between between April 1971 and September 1972 five Black girls and Bla [...]
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Child Centering vs Personal Interest Centering: Only One of These Keeps Kids Safe (video)
child safety, Child sexual abuse

Child Centering vs Personal Interest Centering: Only One of These Keeps Kids Safe (video)

TGJP December 7, 2022
 What happened to those girls in Loudon County was always prevent [...]
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Surviving Abuse Daily: Roe v. Wade 101
Civil Rights, Civil Rights & Social Justice

Surviving Abuse Daily: Roe v. Wade 101

TGJP June 27, 2022
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How We Villainize Black Women Who Disagree with Males: C. Delores Tucker
Advocates/Activists, Audio

How We Villainize Black Women Who Disagree with Males: C. Delores Tucker

TGJP March 21, 2022
 How We Villainize Black Women Who Disagree with Males C Delores Tucke [...]
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Whispered Civil Rights Movement Secrets: Fannie Lou Hamer the Truth Teller
Advocates/Activists, Black Women

Whispered Civil Rights Movement Secrets: Fannie Lou Hamer the Truth Teller

TGJP February 1, 2016
There are people—loud and determined—who would have you believe [...]
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Her Name Is Mary Turner. Her Story Still Speaks.
Abuse

Her Name Is Mary Turner. Her Story Still Speaks.

We can’t have an honest conversation about why our grandmothers—and their mothers before them—often prescribed silence in the face of pain without ack [...]
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Maleness Is Portable Power: 20 Reasons Women Are Still Asked to Move Over
Abuse

Maleness Is Portable Power: 20 Reasons Women Are Still Asked to Move Over

updated from June 22, 2025 Nina Simone's song, “Four Women," is powerful because each woman has been made into someone else’s story. Aunt Sarah i [...]
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13 Things Black Men Could Be Using Their Mics to Talk About
Abuse of Power

13 Things Black Men Could Be Using Their Mics to Talk About

updated from November 25, 2025 Staying informed is an act of power. Because once you see how the system works, you stop begging for fairness and [...]
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How Abusers and Systems Use “You Have It Good” to Normalize Deprivation
Abuse

How Abusers and Systems Use “You Have It Good” to Normalize Deprivation

You ought to be thankful for the little things. But little things are all you seem to give. Janet Jackson| What Have You Done For Me Lately G [...]
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We Don’t Close Doors Around Here: When Women’s Privacy Becomes Negotiable, Women Are in Danger (w/affirmations)
Abuse

We Don’t Close Doors Around Here: When Women’s Privacy Becomes Negotiable, Women Are in Danger (w/affirmations)

Living in the West is not what makes a woman safe. Privacy is not modesty theater. It is part of bodily safety. It is shield. We do not give th [...]
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Honoring Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax in Virginia
Domestic Abuse

Honoring Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax in Virginia

Virginia will lower flags Monday to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax.  It appears that Virginia will begin taking a long over [...]
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When Grieving Mothers Are Punished: Why Survivors and Pregnant Women Are Afraid to Ask for Help
Black Women

When Grieving Mothers Are Punished: Why Survivors and Pregnant Women Are Afraid to Ask for Help

According to KTRE/KLTV and the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office, Tamisha Cheyniece Drake, 33, of Lufkin, Texas, was arrested after deputies say she du [...]
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Dehumanization Has Habits. So Does Liberation
Civil Rights & Social Justice

Dehumanization Has Habits. So Does Liberation

You fight dehumanization by refusing to let people become symbols, threats, jokes, rumors, or “problems” before they are recognized as human beings. [...]
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How to Fight Social Narcissism: What Racism and Relationship Narcissism Have in Common
Abuse of Power

How to Fight Social Narcissism: What Racism and Relationship Narcissism Have in Common

Some patterns are so familiar that our bodies recognize them before our mouths can explain them. A room gets quiet. A person says, “That never happene [...]
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🎶 Playlist: Songs That Speak the Truth — Domestic Violence & Survival

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Why I Believe Women When They Say They’re Afraid — And Why You May Want To Too (updated with podcast link)

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🎤💰 Money, Respect & the Woman’s Mic: Black Women’s Songs About Money, Power, and Respect

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📢 Hidden Herstory: The Leesburg Stockade Girls

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Jennifer’s Law Exists Because Too Many Women Are Not Believed Until Too Late

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Her Name Is Mary Turner. Her Story Still Speaks.

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Celebrity Confirmation: For Women Autonomy Is Not Teflon Against Violence and Abuse

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The World Loves Powerful Men. Even When They’re Violent.

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Maleness Is Portable Power: 20 Reasons Women Are Still Asked to Move Over

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Why We Can’t Mourn Without Changing Our Behavior

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It’s Not That They Can’t Hear You. They’ve Chosen Not To

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Survivors Speak Truth: John Lewis Speaks Truth on Black America’s Fight for Justice

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Political Action Alert: Where Can Any of Us Afford to Go If Home is a Violent Space?

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The Hidden Law: Child Marriage is Still Legal in 37 U.S. States

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The Lynching of Assault Victim Marie Scott: How Slavery’s Logic Still Shapes Our Lives

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The Myth of Easy Access: Why You Don’t Owe the World Your Self

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How Abusers and Systems Use “You Have It Good” to Normalize Deprivation

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A Debt of Safety: Moving Beyond the “Infinite Well” of Women’s Care

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How to Fight Social Narcissism: What Racism and Relationship Narcissism Have in Common

How to Fight Social Narcissism: What Racism and Relationship Narcissism Have in Common

We Don’t Close Doors Around Here: When Women’s Privacy Becomes Negotiable, Women Are in Danger (w/affirmations)

We Don’t Close Doors Around Here: When Women’s Privacy Becomes Negotiable, Women Are in Danger (w/affirmations)

Her Name Is Mary Turner. Her Story Still Speaks.

Her Name Is Mary Turner. Her Story Still Speaks.

Dehumanization Has Habits. So Does Liberation

Dehumanization Has Habits. So Does Liberation

Honoring Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax in Virginia

Honoring Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax in Virginia

13 Things Black Men Could Be Using Their Mics to Talk About

13 Things Black Men Could Be Using Their Mics to Talk About

Maleness Is Portable Power: 20 Reasons Women Are Still Asked to Move Over

Maleness Is Portable Power: 20 Reasons Women Are Still Asked to Move Over

How Abusers and Systems Use “You Have It Good” to Normalize Deprivation

How Abusers and Systems Use “You Have It Good” to Normalize Deprivation

When Grieving Mothers Are Punished: Why Survivors and Pregnant Women Are Afraid to Ask for Help

When Grieving Mothers Are Punished: Why Survivors and Pregnant Women Are Afraid to Ask for Help

After Abuse: How to Know Whether You Need a Coach or a Counselor

After Abuse: How to Know Whether You Need a Coach or a Counselor

RSS WE Survive Abuse Podcast

  • When the Drum Stopped Begging to Be Heard: A Short Neighborhood Fable
  • Privacy is a Critical Safety Boundary-What Forced Access Teaches Us About Abuse
  • Affirmations for Survivors Watching Public Defenses of Harm
  • Black Girls Are Not Collateral Damage: Reputation Protection Culture Harms Victims
  • That Feeling Was Information: Why Silence Serves Predators
  • The Post-Racial Veil Is Gone: What Black Survivors Are Being Forced to Notice Now
  • Rest in Power is Not For Child Predators
  • Aaliyah, R. Kelly, and the Marriage Certificate: Why the Truth Was Denied in Real Time
  • When Rosa Parks Becomes Trivia Instead of TRUTH
  • The Powerful Hidden Truth about Tupac Shakur's Mother Afeni Shakur

RSS Rosa’s Children

  • Black Girls Are Not Collateral Damage: Reputation Protection Culture Harms Victims
  • They Bullied a Black Boy for Crocheting. History Says They Should Back Off.
  • The Ally’s Creed: A New Standard for Protecting Our Children’s Joy and Safety
  • The Eyes and Ears of Our Children: A Parent’s Guide to Mandated Reporting
  • Predators Don’t Hide Well—We’re Just Trained Not to Say Anything
  • Real Support for Girls in Sports Isn’t Seasonal. It’s Safe and Steady.
  • Our Daughters Deserve Better: Rejecting Political Apathy Toward Girls’ Safety

RSS Survivor Affirmations

  • The Black Performance Genius Behind America’s “Iconic” Jazz Style
  • Survivor Affirmations: Black Women Deserve to Be Believed Without Being Perfect
  • When Being Yourself Is Labeled “Political”: Why some people are punished simply for showing up
  • 12 Facts About Sounds of Blackness and Their Uplifting Song “Optimistic”
  • Sometimes Integrity Gets You Removed: And That Doesn’t Mean You Were Wrong
  • Theresa tha SONGBIRD – “You So Black”
  • Keep on Movin: Quotes on Perseverance from Black Women

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