Female Safety

God does not send lifelines shaped like chains—if it’s choking you, it ain’t saving you. Let’s say this plainly: You are being manipulated. When someone tells you, “No one wants …

1. You are not a beast of burden.The world will try to make you one. It will pile its sins, mistakes, and unhealed wounds onto your back. Refuse. You were …

No woman envisions herself needing the services of a domestic violence or rape advocate. No woman walks into a marriage or long-term relationship expecting to feel afraid, abandoned, or controlled. …

When people ask why I embrace Womanism, I say this: It tells the whole truth. It acknowledges what many of us already know in our bones—our survival, healing, and liberation …

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It is so concerning that people who live within community with Black women don’t really see or hear us beyond their need for us. There is a dangerous and false …

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Political leaders must prioritize the rights women need in our own right—not just the ones tied to men. Yes, women must have the right to make our own medical decisions. …

Women’s safety isn’t a joke. Ain’t a damn thing “funny” about it. Yet, whenever we gather the courage to openly discuss our unique safety challenges, there are those who respond …

Women and children are often told—explicitly and implicitly—that their boundaries don’t matter. That they should bend, break, or erase them altogether for the comfort of others. That they should make …