Herstory/History

As Big Brother Legend on X.com says, “I unfollow (Black) people who don’t understand this.” At this point in my life, I choose to disaffiliate with people who do not …

Apologies are part of recognizing that you are a human being and that others are too. We live in a world with other human beings that doesn’t recognize that fact. …

There is a quiet cruelty that rarely gets named plainly. It lives in the space where Blackness and disability intersect. It shows up not only in dramatic moments of harm, …

Many movements draw inspiration from the Black American freedom struggle. That makes sense. The legacy is powerful, visible, and globally influential. But alignment is not declared by analogy. It is …

The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.-Ida B. Wells     Ida B. Wells spoke repeatedly about truth, evidence, and the necessity of …

Watching language warning about life or death flatten into a “trend”…. is frustrating. “‘Stay woke’ began as a warning, not a trend. This episode traces the word’s roots through the …

Latest episode of WESurviveAbusePodcast.com 19 James Baldwin Truths and Affirmations That Still Strengthen the Human Spirit  

updated from June 24, 2022 A Grounding Perspective Looking back visually can feel startling because images bypass intellectual defenses. They speak directly to memory. What once blended into the background …

  Title: 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 of Black Power …

I hope that these last few weeks have taught us to take history as a tool for learning lessons …..for everyone. Education is never a “scam”. The price may be …