Womanism/Feminism

May you never again fall into the trap of using your labor for an individual or group who calls your worth into question by… Mocking your beauty and then expecting …

Women are expected to absorb disrespect quietly, so systems can keep running smoothly. When men harm, women are often told to forgive, fix, or forget—for the sake of peace. Society …

We carry so much. Too much.And still, society dares to question our right to safety. Black women are consistently sent harmful messages—spoken and unspoken—about our value, our pain, and our …

When the hands that claim to help you are the ones tightening the grip. Not all abuse comes from partners.Sometimes, it comes from systems—the courtroom, the school, the hospital, the …

Some of us are trying to bloom in gardens that were never planted for us. We show up with our hands full—bandages, truth-telling, receipts, prayers, statistics, candles, casseroles, court cases, …

  And the walls of that cage were built with silence, shame, and sanctioned suffering. There’s a dangerous myth floating around like perfume on poisoned air:That feminism was about women …

We know that society still expects women to protect men’s reputations— especially when those men are climbing the ladder of power. Even if preserving his image means that women and …

Let’s talk about something that happens all too often—especially to women, especially to Survivors. Someone insults us.Mocks us.Lies about us.Disrespects our identity, our womanhood, our power, our pain. And then—days, …

Plastic surgery was never just about beauty. It was always about control. Women have long been judged for what we do—or don’t do—to our bodies.She gets breast implants? “She’s insecure.”She …

Because we deserve more than band-aids. We deserve truth, safety, and justice—designed with us in mind. What Is IDVAAC? The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community (IDVAAC) …