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Most of us can name a few famous women from history. Far fewer of us were taught about the African women who led armies, challenged empires, defended their communities, transformed …

Have you ever noticed that sometimes people change the rules, change the words, or act like things are different… …but somehow the same people still end up on top? That …

updated from April 18, 2025 In the end anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism. -Shirley Chisholm …..(don’t ever let anyone tell you …

updated from June 9. 2025 It’s so tricky out here these days… Let’s make something abundantly clear: Being an ally to a group, a cause, or a community does not …

updated from April 21, 2026 Her Fear Is Not Yours to Edit The women and children whom society listens to the least suffer the most intense, torturous, and excruciating harm. …

For a short season, my home state had a WNBA team, and I got to go and see a few games up close with my siblings. I was in my …

“This isn’t a big deal. We have bigger issues.” EXACTLY. The issues of women’s and girls’ safety, human rights, opportunities, and autonomy are a HUGE deal. Loss of safety and …

There is nothing abstract about the blood on the floor. The room could be a delivery room. A girl’s restroom after school. A woman’s restroom after a meeting. A forensic …

updated from December 13, 2025 FGM victims’ fury as academics compare practice to cosmetic surgery Any honest critique of global efforts to address female genital mutilation must begin here: Girls’ …

updated from March 27, 2025 It is an age-old, exhausting pattern: expecting Black women to absorb the impact, soothe, cushion, and hold space for men and male biology, even at …