Womanism/Feminism

1. You are not a beast of burden.The world will try to make you one. It will pile its sins, mistakes, and unhealed wounds onto your back. Refuse. You were …

When people ask why I embrace Womanism, I say this: It tells the whole truth. It acknowledges what many of us already know in our bones—our survival, healing, and liberation …

It is so concerning that people who live within community with Black women don’t really see or hear us beyond their need for us. There is a dangerous and false …

We don’t often speak about the impact that trauma has on hair. Maybe we should. Throughout my healing journey, my hair has told on me. And the women around me …

Before Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin. In March 1955, this 15-year-old Black girl in Montgomery, Alabama, did something radical—she refused to give up her bus seat to a white …

Political leaders must prioritize the rights women need in our own right—not just the ones tied to men. Yes, women must have the right to make our own medical decisions. …

Women’s safety isn’t a joke. Ain’t a damn thing “funny” about it. Yet, whenever we gather the courage to openly discuss our unique safety challenges, there are those who respond …

Language matters. It shapes how we think, how we write laws, how we protect—or fail to protect—the vulnerable. That’s why we must be precise when using terms like grooming, a …

Women and children are often told—explicitly and implicitly—that their boundaries don’t matter. That they should bend, break, or erase them altogether for the comfort of others. That they should make …

When people are silenced—whether by fear, trauma, or pressure from others—they don’t just stop talking. They find other ways to cope. Some of those ways may seem harmless at first, …