Category: Disability and Chronic Illness
Living in the Aftermath: The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Permanent Disability
The Shadow of the Incident: When Blame Outlives the Act
There is [...]
Not Minor, Not Temporary: The Lasting Impact of Male Violence on Women’s Bodies
“What is dismissed in a momentcan echo for a lifetime.”
There was a t [...]
What “Just Say No” Taught Us About False Solutions
There was a time when America believed a slogan could solve a crisis.
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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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Dr. Angella Dorothea Ferguson: The Woman Who Refused to Let Sickle Cell Patients Be Forgotten
Calling Things by Their Proper Name: Honoring Dr. Angella Dorothea Fer [...]
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 [...]
Does Naming Ourselves Hurt Anyone? No. Erasing Us Does.
updated from November 18 2025
If the harm is sex-specific, th [...]
12 Things It Is Not Women’s Job to Fix
updated from July 11, 2025 — Especially When We’re Still Doing [...]
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 [...]