Category: Manipulation
When Our Words Teach Them What’s “Normal” About Violence
If we’re spending more time excusing violence—saying we “understand” o [...]
Why Wise Women Guard Their Circles: Avoiding Those Who Defend Violence
This is must not only for your survival, but the quality of your livin [...]
Uncovering Our TRUE Stories: Docs and Movies Featuring Whistleblowers, Informants, and Teachers
In 1975, school teacher Marva Collins took $5,000 from her retirement [...]
Living in Hiding: Why Survivors Change Their Names to Stay Alive
For some women, "deadnaming" is a strange concept. Deadnaming is said [...]
When Male Pain Is Exploited, Women and Children Pay the Price
A woman named Poinsettia Grant-Parks was preparing to move in wit [...]
❓ FAQ: What Do Terms Like Gaslighting, Emotional Abuse, Grooming, and Coercion Really Mean?
Language is power. Survivors often feel the harm long before they can [...]
The Old Code of Chains: A Timeline of Control Over Women’s Privacy and Safety
Women who demand male free spaces are not hateful but have you exp [...]
Why Declaring Women’s Right to Privacy and Safety Means Rejecting Male Entitlement
When we declare that women and girls have the right to privacy, dignit [...]
7 Lessons from Gina’s “Push” Scene on Martin: Setting Boundaries & Demanding Respect
When this Martin episode dropped, Black Gen Xers were tuned in heavy l [...]
Only 2% “Owned” Slaves?” The Dangerous Game of Subtracting Context
We’ve all heard it: “Only 2% of white people "owned" slaves.”It’s a ta [...]
When Overpolicing Silences Survivors of Domestic Violence
When you work in organizations that address violence against women [...]
When Political Parties “Care” — But Only in One Corner of Our Lives
Political parties love to remind women and minorities: We care about y [...]
Who’s Really Saying “Stop Harming Her”?
You want women to fight for men when those same men will not even say, [...]
📺 The Objectification of Black People After the Civil Rights Movement
How American Media Became a Gatekeeper of Perception—Not Progress[...]
📺 “You Look Fine on TV…”How Media Representation Became a Distraction from Real Black Struggle
"You looked fine."
"I saw you on television."
But what if that wasn' [...]
📺 Television Is Not Liberation
(No matter how many awards, episodes, or characters say otherwise)
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The Myth of Racial Harmony (1980s–2000s): What We Were Told to Forget
🧨 The Dangerous Myth: “We Were All Getting Along”
From the 19 [...]
🧨 Myth-Busting the “Racial Harmony” Era: What We Weren’t Supposed to Say
Many believe the 1980s to early 2000s were a time of racial harmony in [...]
The Hidden Role of Women in Child Exploitation: Kenya’s “Madams”
SELF CARE ALERTThis one minute clip is difficult to watch. Please [...]