Violation

“Because boundaried spaces don’t build themselves—someone has to brave the silence first.”[WeSurviveAbuse.com] Most people will tell you Lucy Diggs Slowe was a tennis champion.That she was the first Dean of …

It was just past midnight on a Sunday in May 2003 when fifteen-year-old Sakia Gunn stood at a Newark bus corner, laughing with her friends. She was coming back from …

There are wounds that don’t stop bleeding just because the headlines fade.There are names that deserve to be spoken with reverence—not only in tragedy, but in truth. We know Amiri …

   Make your own choices. Live your own life. But when women see patterns through other women’s lives, our eyesight becomes so much clearer. THAT is why our voices, our …

You have no idea how much that 1% and 2% who owned slaves matters to some people. My goodness. Anyway. People are still upset about that blog post. And writing …

It changes its name.It stops saying, “Control women,” and starts saying, “Protect tradition,” “protect families,” “protect morals,” or “protect everyone, protect us all.” “The good of all.” “The greater good.” …

  Oppression against women does not always disappear when women make progress. Many times, it changes its language, changes its costume, and finds a new way to stay in control. …

  Some people do not grow, evolve, and change. They rebrand. In this episode of the We Survive Abuse Podcast, Tonya GJ Prince explores a familiar pattern in abuse, sexism, …

  You have no business waiting for anyone to confirm that you are in danger. Believe yourself the first time.   updated from November 11 2025 Lena Baker was the …