Safeguarding

We carry so much. Too much.And still, society dares to question our right to safety. Black women are consistently sent harmful messages—spoken and unspoken—about our value, our pain, and our …

When the hands that claim to help you are the ones tightening the grip. Not all abuse comes from partners.Sometimes, it comes from systems—the courtroom, the school, the hospital, the …

Let’s stop lying to Survivors. Let’s stop telling people who have lived through violation, abandonment, abuse, and neglect to just “push the plate away” like food is the problem—when safety …

Some of us are trying to bloom in gardens that were never planted for us. We show up with our hands full—bandages, truth-telling, receipts, prayers, statistics, candles, casseroles, court cases, …

Let’s talk about something that happens all too often—especially to women, especially to Survivors. Someone insults us.Mocks us.Lies about us.Disrespects our identity, our womanhood, our power, our pain. And then—days, …

They say it’s a “cash grab.”They roll their eyes.They whisper behind hands.They ask: Why didn’t she just go to the police? But we know better. We’ve lived it. We know …

The 90s were velvet and vinyl,grunge and glitter, a time when girl groups rose—but the grip on our bodies never loosened. We still had to stay tight.Still had to smile …

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 …

They will keep coming backto your spirit, your softness, your giving hands—as long as you let them. But you were never meant to be the onewho saves everyonewhile drowning quietly …