Category: Safety

The Hidden Bill: What Violence Against Women Really Costs
When we talk about violence, we rarely talk about what the financial c [...]

We Don’t Police Each Other—We Challenge Power
Power.That’s the word they fear most when it rises in a Black woman’s [...]

Survivor Affirmation: I Will NOT Shrink Truth to Comfort Those Who Fear Boundaries
Boundaries are love not hate.
They are love in action — love for your [...]

Courtney Stodden’s Lifetime Movie Exposes the Public Grooming of a Child Bride—and the Cruelty of Celebrity Culture
I wasn't deeply familiar with this young woman prior to watching the L [...]

Courtesy or Compelled Speech? Why the Difference Matters
There’s a difference between choosing courtesy and being forced into c [...]

When Black Women Are Targeted for Questioning What Others Pretend Not to See
There was another time I learned just how selective feminism and women [...]

Survivor Affirmations: Protecting MY Empathy, Protecting Me
People tend to treat Black women like our empathy is a faucet that y [...]

Why Women Must Use Our Labor Wisely: From Survival to True Progress
In my early 30's I realized that I had three female conditions bre [...]

Remembering the Women Silenced by Political Violence in America (w/womanist film recommendations)
💡 Pattern to Notice: Most of these women were killed not just for [...]

Dear Women: No Man’s Negative Voice Belongs in Your Head
Dear women, let’s get this straight: no man’s negative voice deserves [...]