Manipulation

“Will a highly neutral parentage framework be sensitive enough to recognize unequal power, violence, coercion, reproductive abuse, and sexual assault?” If institutions are going to look women in the face …

  One of the most dangerous assumptions in the world is believing that if a woman does not openly object, she must be okay with what is happening. Many women …

The first step in controlling a person is often convincing them they cannot trust what they know. Violence prevention begins long before violence. It begins with protecting people’s right to …

  Control rarely begins with chains. It often begins with convincing people that their own eyes, ears, memory, and judgment cannot be trusted. History is filled with people who were …

A woman asks for safety. Everyone else asks for evidence.   🌿 Sometimes a woman is not asking for much. She is asking for rest. She is asking for privacy. …

When Someone Refuses to Respect Distance It’s one thing to talk about the need for and importance of boundaries. We need to talk more about what happens when people ignore …

One of the best docuseries that I have seen about “forced interaction” resulting in prolonged stalking is the Hulu docuseries Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror. Samantha met Christopher Thomas …

  Juneteenth is not just a holiday. It is a mirror—reflecting how this nation has long believed that Black people deserve nothing more than scraps. Even when we fight for …

“Why doesn’t she leave? Why did she go back?” We don’t spend a lot of time examining what makes women doubt themselves. I look forward to the days when we …

  If you don’t get out there and define yourself, you’ll be quickly and inaccurately defined by others. -Michelle Obama (Why Black women must speak for ourselves, gatekeep our image, …