Self Worth

You can’t force moral concern by disrespecting another group.That contradiction collapses your message. This use of blackface (actually carrying it out by smearing yourself. Not debating, as we all do. …

updated from June 9 2025 Weaponized HypotheticalsDefinition: When people—often men—create imagined stories about a woman’s love life (“She probably dates losers”) to mock, shame, or discredit her for making her …

 “A river that forgets its source will soon run dry.”— African proverb There is a scene in The Women of Brewster Place where the women get fed up with being …

Many women can remember a moment when their instincts spoke clearly. A feeling in the stomach. A tightening in the chest. A quiet inner voice saying: something is not right. …

updated from November 5, 2022 “You know good and well that a boundary never did a damn thing to you. But a male has every potential to AND be excused …

updated from May 4 2025 They will call it selfish.They will call it rude.They will call it unnecessary.But you know better. Boundaries are not walls to keep people out.They are …

  updated from November 18 2025 If the harm is sex-specific, the language has to be sex-specific.Especially for Black women.Especially in maternal health.   Black women have always understood the …

updated from July 11, 2025 — Especially When We’re Still Doing Most of the Work for Less Pay This piece honors the fact that women perform approximately 76.2% of total …

updated from June 8 2025 We are not just Black.We are not just women….or girlsWe are Black women and Black girlsand we need care, health, and safety. You don’t get …

So we have reached the place where the n-word is actually Black American people’s fault. And that is part of the cycle of harm. Evading accountability.  The concept of “the …