,In my years as a court advocate, there was a dynamic that used to make me so angry. A woman would come forth seeking a protective order. Maybe she was …
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When the “Safe” Place Becomes Part of the Trauma
Trauma researchers have observed that when a person’s experience is repeatedly denied by trusted authorities, it can produce profound self-doubt, especially if the person depends on that institution for care, …
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The Ultimate Gaslight: When the Rulebook Itself Is Weaponized
Nearly every fan of music has seen the Fugees Killing Me Softly Video. At the time, it was striking and ground-breaking. The song and the video. It was directed by Aswad …
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How We Villainize Black Women Who Disagree with Males, Violence, & Abuse: C. Delores Tucker
by TGJPby TGJPHow We Villainize Black Women Who Disagree with Males C Delores Tucker updated from March 21 2022 They will never run out of nasty and unkind words for Black women …
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They Are Still Calling Us “Hysterical” and “Stupid” Online on the Sly
Is the conversation still about the concern, or has it become about the person who raised it? There are a lot of accounts online that are mostly female-oriented content. …
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Janet Jackson: They Watched Her Body. They Missed Her Mastery.
They don’t know us like that, they don’t regard us as human beings, but they continue to be regarded as the experts and leaders of us. How bizarre. Yesterday …
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When Respect Becomes Language Control: Who Decides What Women Are Allowed to Say?
So today we are in the state of Washington because their Department of Corrections has interesting policies that impact women. Language control determines which words institutions permit us to use, …
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Our History Teaches Us to Protect What Remains
“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.”- Zora Neale Hurston There comes a point when ‘share everything’ sounds a lot like ‘give …
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Friendly Fire: Why Are Women Funding Their Own Erasure?
Tell me who I have to be to gain some reciprocity…. Ms. Lauryn Hill As kids, we used to complain about the guy who pulled our braids. The beads fell …
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Your ‘No’ Isn’t Treated the Same Everywhere
A long time ago, I dated a guy who facilitated recovery groups because he was a recovering addict. He was a respected professional who developed an addiction. Part of his …