Category: RED FLAGS
A Woman-Centered Truth About FGM We Cannot Abandon (w/list of resource organizations)
updated from December 13, 2025
FGM victims’ fury as academics com [...]
10 Ways Faux Concern About Cheek Swabs in Sports Does Not Protect Black Women—It Exploits Us
updated from March 27, 2025
It is an age-old, exhausting pattern: e [...]
12 Most Alarming Revelations Ann Rule Shared About Knowing Ted Bundy
Ann Rule is one of my faves. I liked her long before I started hearing [...]
When “I’ll Kill Myself If You Leave” Becomes Abuse: 15 Things Women Need to Know About Suicide Threats and Emotional Blackmail
updated from November 18 2024Helping a woman put herself first bec [...]
10 Signs Someone Is Using Shame to Control You
Shame is one of the oldest tools of control.It does not simply tel [...]
The Double Standard: Why Black Women Carry Everyone Else’s Accountability
Some people judge Black women as if influence comes with a lifetime wa [...]
Why Dismissing Boundaries Around the “N-Word” is a Form of Cultural Gaslighting
Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers' sons, becomes as import [...]
When History Becomes Pressure: How Black Women Are Asked to Carry More
If learning about the burdens carried by Black women yesterday becomes [...]
VERY IMPORTANT LESSONS FROM THE BOOK “THE GIFT OF FEAR” | 8 SURVIVAL SIGNALS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Note: Rape victims are not at fault for being raped. She [...]
When a Child’s Daily Life Is the First Warning
It is important to remember that in domestic violenc [...]