Victims Rights

There is a quiet cruelty that rarely gets named plainly. It lives in the space where Blackness and disability intersect. It shows up not only in dramatic moments of harm, …

The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.-Ida B. Wells     Ida B. Wells spoke repeatedly about truth, evidence, and the necessity of …

For Some People, Staying Grounded in Reality Is a Daily Act of Strength For many people, “reality” is something the mind holds effortlessly. But for others, remaining anchored in what …

Updated from January 28, 2024 Black History Month is not a highlight reel. It is a living inheritance. A remembering of courage carried quietly, brilliance cultivated against the odds, and …

“I’m so tired of waiting, aren’t you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?” — Langston Hughes   Many of you are sensing something familiar as disturbing …

Innovation Does Not Have to Mean Erasure We are living in a moment where new technologies are touching medicine, justice, education, safety, art, and how stories are told. Some of …

updated from December 4, 2024 “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”  -James Baldwin Sincere conversations around ending violence against …

Imagine you’re watching a movie where a sneaky character does something mean to a classmate, like stealing their lunch. But as soon as a teacher walks in, the sneaky character …

The thing about ‘female exams’ is that we have to make our bodies available to doctors, but we have no idea what they may be doing to our bodies.    …

updated from January 6, 2025 with new links and information Let’s be honest, the word “gaslighting” gets thrown around a lot these days. But for those of us who’ve lived …