Category: Surviving Daily
Forced Sterilization Wasn’t a Mistake. It Was Misogyny and Racism Working Together.
"All they know about is slavery"
Do we? Or is that all you heard bef [...]
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 [...]
A Woman-Centered Truth About FGM We Cannot Abandon (w/list of resource organizations)
FGM victims’ fury as academics compare practice to cosmetic su [...]
“Why Do Her Posts Always Seem to Reassure Men, Not Women?”
First of all, before I say anything else, for your own survival, belie [...]