Category: Herstory/History

The Parable of Silencing, Denial, and the Truth That Returned
đŻ The Parable of the Crooked Weaver
Once, in a small village wrapped [...]

They Tell Us We Donât Belong in What We Built (featuring K.Michelle short)
Some people may see this clip of K. Michelle as just a moment.
But [...]

đ„ âYou Look Like a Manâ? Thatâs Not an Observation. Thatâs an Attack. đ„
Still, I Rise BYÂ MAYA ANGELOU
You may write me down in history wit [...]

After A Doctor Told Her There Was Nothing She Could Do About Her Diagnosis, Lupita Nyong’o Is Desperate To Make A Change For Other Women Who Might “Suffer In Silence”
(updated)
After A Doctor Told Her There Was Nothing She Could Do Abou [...]

Cathy Hughes and The Quiet Storm: Healing on the Airwaves
âGood evening, sweetheartâŠâThose few words, whispered through radios [...]

10 Signs Youâre Being DehumanizedâEven by People Who Say They Support You
This is a crucial questionâbecause recognizing when you are be [...]

Using Michelle Obamaâs Image to Justify White Supremacy Is a Self-OwnâAnd a Betrayal
(Why Black women must speak for ourselves, gatekeep our image, and pro [...]

We Carried the Battle. Don’t Rewrite the War.
Black American women do not own braids. Braids have lived on many he [...]

You Donât Have to Stay Where Youâre Not Safe
Some of us are trying to bloom in gardens that were never planted for [...]

Lucy Diggs Slowe: She Protected Us in Silence So We Could One Day Speak
âBecause boundaried spaces donât build themselvesâsomeone has to brave [...]