Safe Boundaried Spaces

,In my years as a court advocate, there was a dynamic that used to make me so angry. A woman would come forth seeking a protective order. Maybe she was …

Note: Rape victims are not at fault for being raped. She went to Dr. Becker likely trying to piece together the ordeal. This is a really good video! I was …

 How We Villainize Black Women Who Disagree with Males C Delores Tucker updated from March 21 2022  They will never run out of nasty and unkind words for Black women …

  Is the conversation still about the concern, or has it become about the person who raised it? There are a lot of accounts online that are mostly female-oriented content. …

“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.”- Zora Neale Hurston There comes a point when ‘share everything’ sounds a lot like ‘give …

updated from June 2025 This history is not symbolic. It is specific, embodied, and carried forward through language. For many Black American women, forced renaming has never been a side …

1. Post-separation violenceWomen are worried about what happens after leaving, filing for divorce, requesting protection, or cutting contact. The danger often rises when an abusive person feels control slipping. This …

Some of us were never told that we deserved to feel safe.We were told to keep going.To be strong.To not make a scene.To forgive.To forget.To move on. So we did.We …

  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 …

  Updated from November 2025 How hard is it to just say “mothers and…..?”   In 2024, Black women had a maternal mortality rate of 44.8 deaths per 100,000 live …