Violence Against Women

We lift up Black pride as sacred—a celebration of survival, brilliance, resilience, and the sacredness of our people. But pride without protection? Pride that silences the harmed to shield the …

My professional advocacy work in domestic and sexual violence began in racially and economically diverse rural areas.  Rural women experiencing domestic violence face unique, compounded challenges—yet policy responses rarely account …

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 …

Blaming women is the usual default setting but if a man is violent, let’s put the blame where it belongs.  Because too many conversations around abuse and harm still start …

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 …

  “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 …

There is a roaring fire rising across Kenya—lit by the courage of women who are tired of living in silence, tired of grieving alone, and tired of systems that fail …

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 …

There are relationships that look like love on the outside.They may even feel like love—sometimes. But if your ability to tell the truth threatens your safety, your sense of peace, …