Category: Surviving Daily
What Knowledge Are Black Women Assumed Not to Have?
Black women are often assumed not to know:
Our own history
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Who Gets Believed Without Footnotes?
People closest to power.
Belief, in our world, is not evenly distribu [...]
What Does a Feminism That Includes You Actually Require?
It requires wholeness, not performance.
A feminism that [...]
Why Are Black Women Always Told to “Educate” Others?
Because our knowledge is often treated as public property rather than [...]
What Does It Cost to Constantly Prove You Know Your Own Life?
It costs energy—the kind your body needs to rest and repair.
It costs [...]
What Do People Mean When They Say “Misogyny Comes First”?
All women are not necessarily living the same patriarchal reality.
Th [...]
Why Is Black Women’s Truth Treated as Disloyalty?
There is a name for what happens when Black women are pressured to aba [...]
What Happens When the People Stop Listening to Women
These stories are unsettling. I do hope that male podcasters, influenc [...]
When Belonging Breaks: Surviving in Truth When Cultures Defends Abusers
I get when some groups defend some aspects of abusers. I've slipped ( [...]
Jingle Bells Too: When People Pretend the Story Ended at “Slavery Ended”
This isn't about a song but like most art, it offers life lessons.[...]