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  I am a Black woman.I was raised as a Black woman in the United States of America.Raised to be strong, to be smart, to see danger from around the …

Megan Thee Stallion is more than a chart-topping artist—she’s a symbol of resilience, strength, and unwavering courage. In July 2020, Megan was shot by fellow rapper Tory Lanez, an act …

People don’t listen to women and children.Not even when we bring a mountain of proof. So no—Don’t add more hoops, more exceptions, more “what abouts” to laws that are supposed …

People don’t listen to women and children. Not when we whisper.Not when we scream.Not even when we show up with a mountain of evidence, hospital records, text messages, restraining orders, …

We keep saying we want a safer world. blah, blah, blahBut we will never get there until we demand that society do better and be better toward Survivors. Because every …

We are in justified rage mode, and we are not backing down. You are playing with the sacred memory of children now.  These quiet shadows are not your safe space.  …

Young people must not fall for the lie that only older women protect abusers. The truth is, younger women—especially young Black women—are at the highest risk of femicide. According to …

Perpetrator fragility is a concept used to describe how individuals—most often abusers or those in power—respond with defensiveness, victim-playing, or aggression when they are confronted about their harmful behavior. Instead …

[WeSurviveAbuse.com] Some men don’t fear the harm they cause.They fear the moment a woman finally says,“You will not harm me anymore.” This is perpetrator fragility—when a man responds to being …

Some men (and women) don’t define harm as what they’ve done.They define harm as a woman’s refusal to keep quiet about it. In this upside-down worldview, her voice becomes the …