female health civil rights

My professional advocacy work in domestic and sexual violence began in racially and economically diverse rural areas.  Rural women experiencing domestic violence face unique, compounded challenges—yet policy responses rarely account …

When a woman living in a rural area makes the courageous decision to seek help, she’s not just up against her abuser—she’s up against an entire system that often isn’t …

10 Incredible Facts About Victoria Earle Matthews 1. She Was Born Enslaved and Rose to Lead Victoria Earle Matthews was born enslaved in Fort Valley, Georgia, in 1861. Despite this …

Blaming women is the usual default setting but if a man is violent, let’s put the blame where it belongs.  Because too many conversations around abuse and harm still start …

Every single day, women are surviving things that many refuse to name.Small things. Quiet things. Daily things. Deadly things.And somehow, we’re still told that we are exaggerating. Meanwhile, Men:“Men are …

Zainab Jama, Miss World Somalia 2025, is not just a beauty queen—She is a truth-teller.A torchbearer.A fierce, unflinching voice for girls the world too often tries to silence. At just …

She wasn’t just expected to heal. She was expected to heal everyone around her too—without flinching, without resting, without breaking.” Why is it that when a Black woman begins her …

  “If the lion does not tell her story, the hunter will.” — African Proverb Across Africa, women are rising—not just in protest, but in power. They are standing against …

There is a roaring fire rising across Kenya—lit by the courage of women who are tired of living in silence, tired of grieving alone, and tired of systems that fail …

You don’t know which of the people around you are living in abusive situations.But they see you.They watch you.They hear you. They are listening—not just to what you say, but …