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When we treat symptoms as causes, harm finds new ways to grow. When we face the root, we begin to change what is possible.   When We Make Porn the …

With war, comes murder and rape Pornography is often blamed as the reason violence—especially violence against women—has escalated. That sounds clean. It sounds decisive. It feels like an answer. But history …

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 …

“Misogyny doesnt show up as hate, it shows up as expectations” Patriarchy is not just a system of laws. It is a ghost we keep alive by feeding it. In …

You saw it too. I was watching clips from Jesse Jackson’s homegoing service. Then all of a sudden, people who openly despised this man and ALL that he stood for …

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 …

Across social media and public conversations, there is a pattern many Black women recognize immediately. When a crisis emerges somewhere in the world, voices appear demanding that Black women: organize …

  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 …