Domestic Violence

Women with Disabilities Face Higher Risk Women and girls with disabilities are more than twice as likely to experience sexual violence. Yet many shelters, resources, and safety plans fail to …

We all know Della Reese for her unmistakable strength, radiant beauty, and powerhouse talent. A legendary singer, actress, and spiritual leader, she graced stages and screens with a presence that …

I got the opportunity to see Janet Jackson on The Velvet Rope tour but I did not see “What About” performed live. I saw this on HBO with millions of …

May you never again fall into the trap of using your labor for an individual or group who calls your worth into question by… Mocking your beauty and then expecting …

Because grooming doesn’t stop at 18. It just gets harder to prove. We are taught to see grooming as something that happens to children.But many Survivors know the truth: Adults …

  Because not all abuse leaves bruises—but it can still steal your freedom. Some cages are invisible.No bars.No bruises.Just a tightening around your life so slow and quiet, you don’t …

  And the walls of that cage were built with silence, shame, and sanctioned suffering. There’s a dangerous myth floating around like perfume on poisoned air:That feminism was about women …

Because we deserve more than band-aids. We deserve truth, safety, and justice—designed with us in mind. What Is IDVAAC? The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community (IDVAAC) …

Some folks are upset nowabout the phrase:“I don’t owe you.” Around here, we are retiring the phrase. But not because people do not like it,  but because we have so …

Every time I swallowed the truth, someone else got fed.Fed with power.Fed with protection.Fed with the benefit of the doubt. But it wasn’t me. 🗣️ Silence Is Not Neutral They …