Human Trafficking

10 Incredible Facts About Victoria Earle Matthews 1. She Was Born Enslaved and Rose to Lead Victoria Earle Matthews was born enslaved in Fort Valley, Georgia, in 1861. Despite this …

(Including the violence you want me to stop talking about.) There’s a particular kind of betrayal that Black, Indigenous, and other racially marginalized Survivors know too well: The kind where …

Blaming women is the usual default setting but if a man is violent, let’s put the blame where it belongs.  Because too many conversations around abuse and harm still start …

Let’s name it plain:Victim-blaming doesn’t protect anyone. It protects abusers. When people say: “Why didn’t she just leave?” “She must’ve done something.” “She’s just trying to ruin his life.” “Well, …

🖤 WeSurviveAbuse.com A young Black woman—famous, talented, in the public eye—is harmed in plain view.She finds the courage to come forward. To say: I am not safe. I am in …

We’ve heard it too many times: “She made a bad choice.”“She knew he was violent.”“We warned her.”“Why can’t I say that out loud?” Here’s why: Because that kind of judgment …

People don’t listen to women and children. Not when we whisper.Not when we scream.Not even when we show up with a mountain of evidence, hospital records, text messages, restraining orders, …

And Women Who Tell the Truth Pay the Price. Let’s tell the truth that too many are afraid to name: Male deception gets a pass.Male abuse is rationalized.Male violence and …

Coercive Sex Trafficking Isn’t Hidden. We’ve Just Been Taught Not to See It. Coercive sex trafficking thrives in the cracks of our silence. It survives in our confusion.In our willful …

That line is more fragile than people think. Too many people in the U.S. still picture sex trafficking as some shadowy van pulling up to snatch a girl off the …