female health civil rights

    Ain’t nothing new under the sun. Manipulation is one of the oldest tools of control, and Gavin de Becker’s framework outlines the ways predators and abusers use it …

      One day we will learn to stop blaming women and girls for the safeguarding and boundaries  we deploy to protect ourselves from the ravages of male violence …

  A Mother. A Defense. A Jim Crow Injustice. The story of Rosa Ingram and her two teenage sons, Haywood and George, is one of the most heartbreaking and revealing …

  How many times have you hesitated before speaking up about your safety concerns? How often have you been told, “Oh, you’re overreacting,” “It’s not that serious,” “That never happens,” …

updated for 2025 Celia’s name should be spoken not just as a victim, but as a woman who resisted, who fought for her dignity when no one else would. The …

Ignoring Women’s Health is Killing Us. Dismissing, underfunding, and erasing awareness of female health needs is not progress—it is violence. There is nothing revolutionary about continuing the centuries-old neglect of …

   Your rights as a woman are not up for debate.  You don’t need permission, validation, or a committee vote to own your power. In this bold and unfiltered episode …

  When an executive order was released “canceling” acknowledgment of Black History Month on the federal level, did you notice that Black people did not collectively proclaim that our right …

In her book, At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance–A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise Danielle L. McGuire writes …

   In her career, Tonya GJ Prince has had the honor of encountering thousands of bold and courageous Survivors. With discretion, she shares one of those stories here.  *Crystal was …