Girls of Color

updated from December 12, 2023 Black girls have spent generations learning how to endure unfairness. They deserve a generation of adults determined to stop it. I was not surprised when …

You have chosen to lie  for a man you respect.   I have chosen to tell the truth  for all the women I’ve never met.   ~Aja the Poet updated …

updated from May 31, 2023   Women and girls do not always survive rape.   Erin Justice was a teen being jointly raised by both of her parents. Erin notified …

updated from March 28, 2025 This is so cruel. There’s a new talking point going around:That not allowing boys to compete against girls in sports is somehow the same as …

  updated from 2/5/25 I exchanged emails with this mother, Carolyn Mosley, many years ago. I don’t think I will ever forget she and her daughter’s story. During a season …

updated from November 5, 2022 “You know good and well that a boundary never did a damn thing to you. But a male has every potential to AND be excused …

In many Black families, eldest daughters are celebrated as leaders, protectors, and role models. But behind that honor often lies a heavy, unspoken truth: eldest daughters are expected to carry …

LINK TO FULL PRESS RELEASE (Hyattsville, MD) – The Black and Missing Foundation, Inc. (BAMFI), in partnership with the Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ), today announced the release of The Media …

Feminism can no longer afford to live in generalizations.When it does, it leaves too much room for people to hide intent, to blur goals, to claim the word while working …

There have always been obstacles—but there have also always been real ones by our side, standing strong with us to rise above with them. It’s been around forever—In movements.In families.In …