Category: Herstory/History
Truth Shouldn’t Require a Protest: Journalism, Institutions, and the 12 Events That Changed History
Truth telling is not a luxury.
It is not a reward.
It is the baselin [...]
Black American History Lesson: What Happened to the First Private Black School for Girls in Connecticut?
I hope that these last few weeks have taught us to take history as a t [...]
Survivor Affirmations: Black History Month…. Lets Go!
Updated from January 28, 2024 Black History Month is not a highligh [...]
This Is Not Confusion. It Is Memory: Black Women, Language, and the Right to Self-Definition.
This history is not symbolic. It is specific, embodied, and carried fo [...]
Sally Hemings: The Founding Father and the Silence He Bought.
Like every abused woman and child Black Americans reside in a county t [...]
Reshona Landfair: Jane Doe in R. Kelly’s sex tape reclaims name and shares her story
Adults. Adults can either create safety or harm. We play a hand in [...]
Dear Survivors: When the Truth Is Released Slowly, It Can Be Conditioning — Here’s How We Resist
"I'm so tired of waiting, aren't you, for the world to become good and [...]
Dear Survivors: Being Heard Was Never the Same as Being Believed
The silencing of survivors has never meant the absence of knowledge. I [...]
Beyond the Theory: Why We Still Need Audre Lorde, Our Warrior Poet
There are moments that reveal to you exactly who you are and why you b [...]
When Survival Is Mistaken for Consent: Black Women, Weaponized Ignorance, and the Right to Refuse
It is not normal for people to know little to nothing about you—and st [...]