Violation

The Truth About Harm Within Oppressive Systems Some people argue:“I didn’t build the system. So I can’t be responsible for the harm it causes.” Because our unique position in society—being …

10 Incredible Facts About Victoria Earle Matthews 1. She Was Born Enslaved and Rose to Lead Victoria Earle Matthews was born enslaved in Fort Valley, Georgia, in 1861. Despite this …

(Including the violence you want me to stop talking about.) There’s a particular kind of betrayal that Black, Indigenous, and other racially marginalized Survivors know too well: The kind where …

Every single day, women are surviving things that many refuse to name.Small things. Quiet things. Daily things. Deadly things.And somehow, we’re still told that we are exaggerating. Meanwhile, Men:“Men are …

We need to talk about the way society punishes women for being manipulated. She trusted someone.She believed his words.She gave him the benefit of the doubt—because that’s what love and …

The phrase “we should all fight together because we are all minorities” can be aspirational and hopeful. But history teaches us—repeatedly—that without explicitly defining terms, roles, and shared principles of …

“If your faith doesn’t let you cry, rage, rest, or leave the places that are killing you—it’s not faith. It’s control dressed in scripture.” Spiritual violence doesn’t always shout. It …

She wasn’t just expected to heal. She was expected to heal everyone around her too—without flinching, without resting, without breaking.” Why is it that when a Black woman begins her …

  “If the lion does not tell her story, the hunter will.” — African Proverb Across Africa, women are rising—not just in protest, but in power. They are standing against …

You don’t know which of the people around you are living in abusive situations.But they see you.They watch you.They hear you. They are listening—not just to what you say, but …