violence

You’ve seen too much.Lived too much.Heard the stories no one else wanted to hear. And still, they want you to second-guess yourself. They say:“Don’t be paranoid.”“Give people a chance.”“You’re being …

I’m a fangirl of unity too, but only authentic unity. Unity takes real work. Not B.S. in a box where you add water and serve it to people.  They say …

Women aren’t being mean. We’re being wise. We’ve learned—through generations of harm—that safe spaces must be protected. Not just in theory. But in practice. Here’s why we keep our single-sex …

It’s an old tactic.Polished. Weaponized.Still as effective as ever. When someone—especially a woman, especially someone from a minoritized group—asks for the truth, the pushback is swift: “You’re being divisive.” “That’s …

In the push for restorative or alternative justice, one painful reality is too often left behind: 👉🏾 Victims have a right to safety. Not imagined safety.Not theoretical safety.Not “community-accountability-if-everyone-agrees” safety. …

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 …

  Too often, when men like Sean “Diddy” Combs are accused of violence, public conversation zeroes in on his romantic partners—on their choices, their silence, their timing. But this is …

So you were “right.”You “saw the signs.”You “told her he wasn’t good.”You “would’ve left sooner.”You “would never let that happen to you.” But here’s the truth:Your self-righteousness will not protect …

Let’s talk about it. When a woman is harmed—physically, emotionally, spiritually—one of the most common things we hear is: “I told her.”“I warned her.”“She didn’t listen.” And just like that, …

  I am a Black woman.I was raised as a Black woman in the United States of America.Raised to be strong, to be smart, to see danger from around the …