Updated 8 21 2025 original March 2016 About sixteen years ago, I was sitting in service while Pastor Lance Watson preached a sermon on relationships. To be honest, I wasn’t …
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No Gratitude, No Quilt: A Lesson from My Mama (and a Little Fried Chicken)
by TGJPby TGJP*Updated for 2025 Several months ago, my mom asked me to pick up some hair accessories like the ones she saw me wearing. Naturally, I did. But when I got …
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High Five From WESurvive: Lavon Morris Grant A Spiritual Miracle
by TGJPby TGJPIn early 2002 or so a group of us Women of Color working in sexual and domestic drove down from Virginia to North Carolina to a two-day conference. It was …
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The Benefit of Anger for Survivors: A Fire That Heals
by TGJPby TGJPFor too long, Survivors have been told to suppress their anger. “Be the bigger person.” “Let it go.” “Forgive and move on.” Society is comfortable with Survivors who are silent, …
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High Five from WESurvive: 3 Crucial Life Lessons from Survivor LaQuisha Hall
by TGJPby TGJPSurvivors are my favorite people. Hands down, no contest. I love their war stories, their wisdom, their testimony. They inspire me. I weep with them. I serve them. I fight …
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Update: Tonya GJ's DIY Empowerment & Refueling Using only 23 Social Justice Movies
by TGJPby TGJPUpdate: (new films, new content) Thank God it is Fall! I love fall, but all this rain & wind from this storm with the handsome name is a bit soon. …
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What's In a Name: A Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse names Her Rapist
by TGJPby TGJPDid I tell y’all about that time that they printed a speech I delivered in public in the paper? Well, that isn’t even the most interesting part. The most interesting …
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The Eye of the Child Sexual Abuse Survivor: A Black Man Takes the Mic
by TGJPby TGJPIt is my honor to highlight the words of author Tremayne Moore as he courageously shares his story and offers advice for healing: Hi. My name is Tremayne Moore and …
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The Hideous Scars of Child Sexual Abuse: Self Doubt
by TGJPby TGJPSelf-doubt. I think that one reason that some people can’t understand sexual violence is they don’t understand just how complicated it really is. Some people think that after the …