Category: Safeguarding

Black Women Do Not Ever Have to Sacrifice Safety to Prove Solidarity
And do not use Black peopleâs current struggle as a cloak fo [...]

The Fable of the Flame that Would Not Bow: The Importance of Help Seeking Language in Troubled Times
Discouragement is part of the battle. It always has been. But defeatis [...]

Her Name Is Mary Turner. Her Story Still Speaks.
We canât have an honest conversation about why our grandmothersâand th [...]

Maleness Is Portable Power: 20 Reasons Women Are Still Asked to Move Over
updated from June 22, 2025
Nina Simone's song, âFour Wome [...]

Silence Serves Predators: Listen to Your Inner Voice Before You Explain It Away (audio)
Have you ever had a feeling about someone and talked yourself out of i [...]

A Mother Daughter Team Teaching Lessons on Teen Dating Violence: Carolyn Mosely and Ortralla Mosely (Resting in Power)
updated from 2/5/25
I exchanged emails with this mother, [...]

Don’t Look Away: How Polite Fiction Becomes a Predatorâs Shield
There is language that has been troubling my soul.As a Womanis [...]

I Wish You No HarmâBut This Doesnât Work for Me: The Truth About Womenâs Boundaries
There is this strange, deeply embedded belief that in order for a woma [...]

Leaving Isnât Just Courage. Itâs Conditions.
They tell women:
âIf it was bad enough, you would have left.âThat [...]

The World Loves Powerful Men. Even When Theyâre Violent.
Letâs tell the truth today.
The world loves powerful men. Even when [...]