Surviving Daily

We have made a choice. Not quietly.Not accidentally.Not without consequence. We have chosen to be a nation that does not guarantee authentic and truthful mental health care around the clock.That …

Before critique culture.Before hot takes. Before performance listening.Before everyone felt required to respond. Women told stories.And other women sat with them. Not to analyze.Not to correct.Not to diagnose.Not to “balance …

I was confused by my own exhaustion. I had spent years doing what some people think is the hardest part of advocacy. Helping women find shelter Securing funds for rent …

“All they know about is slavery” Do we? Or is that all you heard before you stopped listening so people stopped sharing with you? Because there is too much more. …

Black women are often assumed not to know: Our own history Political theory Feminist scholarship Legal realities Medical facts Global context This assumption shows up quietly, but constantly. It appears …

People closest to power. Belief, in our world, is not evenly distributed. It flows along familiar lines—toward those whose voices already sound “right,” whose language fits established norms, and whose …

It requires wholeness, not performance. A feminism that includes Black women does not ask us to arrive as fragments—carefully edited, softened, or stripped of context. It does not demand that …

Because our knowledge is often treated as public property rather than personal wisdom. There is an unspoken expectation that Black women should always be ready to explain—calmly, patiently, and on …

It costs energy—the kind your body needs to rest and repair. It costs peace—the quiet that allows your nervous system to settle. It costs trust—in yourself, in your knowing, in …

All women are not necessarily living the same patriarchal reality. This phrase comes up a lot in feminist discussions. It usually means: Sex-based oppression is older than racism Gender should …