Surviving Daily

  updated from 2/5/25 I exchanged emails with this mother, Carolyn Mosley, many years ago. I don’t think I will ever forget she and her daughter’s story. During a season …

There is language that has been troubling my soul. As a Womanist historian, I know that misinformation is not just an error; it is a weapon used to disarm the …

updated from June 28, 2024         Listen to this blog post here   There are moments when listening is not polite or optional. Listening can save a …

Sometimes music is the only thing brave enough to say what we’ve been through. This playlist brings together 11 songs across R&B, soul, pop, and a touch of country and …

For years, people asked, “Why doesn’t she just leave?” That question is evaporating—not because we finally understand domestic violence, but because something far more sobering is happening: Where can she …

Autonomy is powerful. But it is not a shield. Not in this world. A woman can know herself.She can have boundaries, voice, purpose, and strength.And still be harmed. She can …

  From WE Survive Abuse Podcast They will celebrate you as long as you are palatable.As long as your strength entertains them.As long as your truth doesn’t disrupt anything. But …

“What is dismissed in a momentcan echo for a lifetime.” There was a time I didn’t fully understand this. I knew violence was wrong.I knew it caused harm.But I did …

“The pharmaceutical industry is profiting off a cycle of deceit, selling us the cure for the recklessness they are quietly enabling.”…….   Honored to share another expert piece from The …

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. …