TRUTH

🌹 They Hope You Don’t See It There is something they hope you never realize.Something that terrifies them. It’s not your weakness.It’s your power. For someone to have privilege, position, …

They’ll tell you that you can’t be a woman of faith and a feminist. That believing in God somehow means you must stay silent, small, or submissive.That faith and feminism …

Jim Crow and the Erasure of Black Womanhood In the era of Jim Crow, Black women were denied full personhood. Their bodies were brutalized. Their cries were ignored. Laws designed …

When scandals break — like the recent Young Republicans (ages 18-40 including many influential professionals) chat leak — the pattern is familiar. The men are called out. The men are …

Somewhere along the way, the right of men—especially Black men—to say no got tangled up in our cultural discomfort with seeing men as fully human. When Prince said no to …

(Inspired by “How Abusers Place Themselves Above Accountability” — WeSurviveAbuse.com) Racism often hides inside the language of lessons.It calls control care. It calls domination discipline.It justifies cruelty as character-building. Here’s …

“We have been so patient and loyal … and what has it gotten us? We want our full share now.” ~ Shirley Chisholm When critics and protestors attempt to tear …

Stay away from people who can’t wait to see you step into danger, but never rejoice in your survival. These are the ones who treat your survival like a sideshow …

Resistance Wears Many Faces Too often, when people talk about resistance, they point only to one image: bodies in the streets.  Specifically Black people in the streets. Only. Signs lifted …

In many Black families, eldest daughters are celebrated as leaders, protectors, and role models. But behind that honor often lies a heavy, unspoken truth: eldest daughters are expected to carry …