Safe Boundaried Spaces

There’s something sacred about a warning call in the wild. A rustle.A cry.A shift in the wind.The herd doesn’t debate.The birds don’t fact-check.The others don’t roll their eyes and say, …

Across campuses, colleges have a duty: to protect all students. That includes the right to privacy, safety, and dignity—especially for young women participating in athletics. At the University of Pennsylvania, …

Some folks are upset nowabout the phrase:“I don’t owe you.” Around here, we are retiring the phrase. But not because people do not like it,  but because we have so …

Fellow women and please share this message with girls: You are not “difficult.”You are not “too sensitive.”You are aware.You are awake.You are wired for survival, and that’s not a flaw. …

In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision around parental rights and school curriculum, the conversation has grown louder. But beneath the noise, something sacred happened—children spoke up. Some …

In the wake of the Supreme Court decision regarding parental rights and LGBTQ+ curriculum opt-outs, many of us find ourselves sitting with complex emotions. This isn’t a simple matter—not for …

We weren’t handed safe spaces.We’ve had to build them from scratch— with whatever was in our hands,whatever was in our hearts,and sometimes, just with breath and hope alone. For generations, …

There’s a kind of watching that doesn’t come from love.A kind of watching that waits for you to stumble—not to catch you,but to collect the footage. It’s called weaponized witnessing. …

There have always been obstacles—but there have also always been real ones by our side, standing strong with us to rise above with them. It’s been around forever—In movements.In families.In …

There are languages that carry the rhythm of a people’s soul.Languages that rise and fall like the breath of generations. Xhosa is one of those languages. A language born from …