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Category: Forgiveness

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The Book I Avoided—Until I Couldn’t Anymore
Affirmations, Books

The Book I Avoided—Until I Couldn’t Anymore

TGJP September 28, 2016
By a Survivor Who Now Understands Why the Caged Bird Sings I’ve [...]
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What the Church and People of Faith Can Do to Help Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence
Child sexual abuse, Child sexual violence

What the Church and People of Faith Can Do to Help Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence

TGJP March 29, 2016
 Updated 8 21 2025  original March 2016 Ab [...]
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No Gratitude, No Quilt: A Lesson from My Mama (and a Little Fried Chicken)
Child sexual abuse, Child sexual violence

No Gratitude, No Quilt: A Lesson from My Mama (and a Little Fried Chicken)

TGJP March 8, 2016
*Updated for 2025 Several months ago, my mom asked me to pick [...]
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High Five From WESurvive: Lavon Morris Grant A Spiritual Miracle
Advocates/Activists, Doing Better

High Five From WESurvive: Lavon Morris Grant A Spiritual Miracle

TGJP November 4, 2015
In early 2002 or so a group of us Women of Color working in sexual and [...]
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The Benefit of Anger for Survivors: A Fire That Heals
Boundaries, Child sexual abuse

The Benefit of Anger for Survivors: A Fire That Heals

TGJP October 15, 2015
For too long, Survivors have been told to suppress their anger. “Be [...]
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Update: Tonya GJ's DIY Empowerment & Refueling Using only 23 Social Justice Movies
Advocates/Activists, Doing Better

Update: Tonya GJ's DIY Empowerment & Refueling Using only 23 Social Justice Movies

TGJP October 3, 2015
Update: (new films, new content) Thank God it is Fall! I love fall, bu [...]
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Mother of Environmental Justice: Hazel M. Johnson
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Mother of Environmental Justice: Hazel M. Johnson

  updated from November 9 2024 Never forgetting the pioneering mothers of environmental justice and those who identified its roots in racism. [...]
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You See Our Blackness, But Not Our Bruises
Abuse

You See Our Blackness, But Not Our Bruises

updated from June 8 2025 We are not just Black.We are not just women....or girlsWe are Black women and Black girlsand we need care, health, and saf [...]
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Sister Souljah — The 1992 Moment That Shifted Political Language
Abuse of Power

Sister Souljah — The 1992 Moment That Shifted Political Language

Forget the people telling you: "There was racial harmony before we had a Black president." "Before Obama all was great." They are telling lies [...]
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Stop Calling It ‘Inclusion’ If You Aren’t Providing ‘Safety’ for ALL
Abuse of Power

Stop Calling It ‘Inclusion’ If You Aren’t Providing ‘Safety’ for ALL

"Institutionally, we still don't understand what inclusion means. Just because you invite someone into a space, but you don't provide the necessary re [...]
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The Overlooked History of Black Disabled Lives: Survival, Misunderstanding, and Strength
Disability and Chronic Illness

The Overlooked History of Black Disabled Lives: Survival, Misunderstanding, and Strength

As a Black woman who has struggled with a health condition that is limiting, and has worked in the professional serving capacity for people with disab [...]
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