Category: Self Worth

Every Woman Deserves to Be Heard in the Delivery Room
Please pay close attention to this woman's story and her words.&nb [...]

Reclaiming Anna Julia Cooper: Why Black Women’s Liberation Is Not a Call to Self-Sacrifice
1. The Distortion of Cooper’s Vision
Some have taken Cooper’s line t [...]

Playing Victim or Using Wisdom to Protect Yourself? Why Wise Women Recognize the Pattern of Abuse Before Others
She told a friend once:“The first time he raised his voice again [...]

Feminism Can No Longer Afford to Be Generalized
Feminism can no longer afford to live in generalizations.When it does, [...]

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 [...]

You Can’t Reason With People Who See Facts as a Personal Attack
One of life’s hardest lessons is this: you cannot reason with people w [...]

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