Category: Wisdom

Womenâs History Month Closing Affirmations: Speak Truth, Name Harm, Keep Going
We close this month with clear eyes. Not just looking back, but lookin [...]

Malcolm X Wisdom: When Lies Become the Environment, Safety Disappears
Malcolm X said : "A lie told once is questioned. A lie repeated often [...]

Black Truth-Telling on Violence Was Never the Problem
"I've never seen or heard of anything like this!"
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Why Blaming Porn Alone Wonât End Violence Against Women
When we treat symptoms as causes, harm finds new ways to grow.
When w [...]

Why Forgetting the Wisdom of Elders Weakens Movements â And How Honoring Them Strengthens the Future
 âA river that forgets its source will soon run dry.ââ African proverb [...]

Dr. Angella Dorothea Ferguson: The Woman Who Refused to Let Sickle Cell Patients Be Forgotten
Calling Things by Their Proper Name: Honoring Dr. Angella Dorothea Fer [...]

12 Things It Is Not Womenâs Job to Fix
updated from July 11, 2025 â Especially When Weâre Still Doing [...]

Celia: How an Enslaved Girl Continues to Inform Black Women’s Work to End Violence Against Women
Celia
updated from September 20 2023 1. (1855) Celia w [...]

Mother of Environmental Justice: Hazel M. Johnson
updated from November 9 2024
Never forgetting the pioneerin [...]

Sister Souljah â The 1992 Moment That Shifted Political Language
Forget the people telling you: "There was racial harmony before we had [...]