Category: violence

✊🏾 Since When Did a Man Saying He’s Changed Become a Gospel Truth?
She called me because I was serving as her victim advocate: His fam [...]

“Why Do We Treat Male ‘Change’ Like a Sacred Revelation Instead of a Responsibility?”
A man "changes". Why do we women receive this as our "marching orde [...]

Why Are Women Still Expected to Risk Our Safety Just to Exercise?
Like so many Survivors of childhood sexual violence — and other form [...]

Before You Judge, Listen: Black Men’s Medical Trauma Is Real
I'm not just speaking from a place of advocacy to victims. I'm speakin [...]

And Why Don’t Black Women Call the Police? (Graphic video posted by Ben Crump)
“The Constitution they wrote was designed to protect the rights of w [...]

Hate Makes the Mind Small: Freedom Lives in Openness
Hateful people say, "So you all are just these magical people walking [...]

Courtney Stodden’s Lifetime Movie Exposes the Public Grooming of a Child Bride—and the Cruelty of Celebrity Culture
I wasn't deeply familiar with this young woman prior to watching the L [...]

Men Have a Duty to Be Safe Around Women and Children
We need to say this more often, and we need to say it without apology: [...]

Hidden Misogyny: The Kind That Smiles in Your Face
Not all misogyny shouts. Some of it whispers. Some of it comes dress [...]

Why Wise Women Guard Their Circles: Avoiding Those Who Defend Violence
This is must not only for your survival, but the quality of your livin [...]