Category: Civil Rights
The Tender Hands the World Must Never Forget
The Richard Speck murders had a deep and lasting impact on how Americ [...]
Injustice Trauma: When the Violence Isn’t the Only Wound
There is a kind of pain that cuts deeper than bruises.A wound that doe [...]
When the Bank Said No: How Credit Laws Once Trapped Survivors in Abuse
Before we begin, a word to younger generations: Please extend grace to [...]
đş Believing Yourself First: A Return to the Oldest Wisdom You Have
Before the world taught you to doubt yourself,before people gaslit you [...]
No One is Like Us. Women Fight Differently
Women fight differently.
When the Taliban ordered Afghan women not [...]
I’m Not Angry at Other Women â Iâm Committed to the Whole Truth
I'm not angry at other women.Not even the ones who shame, silence, or [...]
Sisterhood Isn’t a Cage: Reject the Love Bombs That Protect Male Violence
Some women will drench you in compliments, promises, and affection âno [...]
When “Sisterhood” is a Setup: The Weaponization of Love Bombing to Enforce Male Violence
Watching this got me thinking....... Because at her lowest, a woman wh [...]
Letâs Talk About Social Coercion: When the World Pressures You to Be Who Youâre Not
You ever feel like you're being nudged, guilted, or flat-out pushed in [...]
Where Coercion Is the Law, Truth Cannot Live
Where coercion is the law, truth cannot live.
When the rules are writ [...]
Coercion in Disguise: When Love Asks You to Lie
When someone pressures a woman to lie, to go against her beliefs, her [...]
The Disposability of the âWrongâ Women: A Call to Conscience (w/Affirmations)
There is a silence that wraps itself around certain women like a shrou [...]
đĽ The Price of Loyalty to the Lie
Some silence isnât ignorance. Itâs allegiance.
There are women who di [...]
A Society That Centers Harmful Males Will Never Have TrustâAnd It Doesnât Deserve It
Trust is not a gift.Trust is built.Earned.Sustained through action, pr [...]
When âI Amâ Becomes a Demand
âI amâŚâTwo of the most powerful words a person can speak.
In the righ [...]
What Is Trauma? A Simple Explanation (w/Quotes)
*Note: This is meant to be an elementary explanation. It came out of [...]
The âHelperâ Mandate is Hurting Us
It whispers to Black peopleâespecially Black women âthat we are here t [...]
We Donât Owe Our Endurance to Racism
They say:âNow is not the time.ââWeâre all suffering right now.ââDonâ [...]
Because She Sang, We Speak: Honoring Billie Holidayâs Legacy of Truth
If you are silent about your pain, they will kill you and say that you [...]
The Pain They Tell You to Swallow: On Disrespect, Dehumanization, and the Lie of Strength
They say, âNowâs not the time.âThey say, âItâs not that serious.âThey [...]
