Women’s Rights

“I get out of all your boxes, I get out.You can’t hold me in these chains.” Lauryn Hill/I Get Out” (MTV Unplugged 2.0)   Freedom for women means accepting that …

In politics, too many women of privilege in America give violent men a pass. They vote for them. They praise them. They scold other women for not leaning on wisdom …

In too many parts of the world—and even in the minds of too many people—rape inside of marriage is still not fully recognized as a crime. But here’s the truth: …

We still live in a world where people –including women– nitpick women for their personal choices — what they wear, whether they worship, whether they marry, whether they have children, …

One thing I have learned about life on this planet, people just act like it goes against everything that they believe to listen to Black women. Then, when it all …

“When a woman goes hungry, more than her body suffers — her dignity, her power, her future are all at risk. Food justice is more than feeding; it’s freeing.” Women …

Growing up, Angela loved spending time with her grandfather who became a widower at a young age. But when he passes, Angela learns the truth about her grandmother’s death– she …

Power.That’s the word they fear most when it rises in a Black woman’s mouth. Our liberation will never be foundin tearing down each other’s choices.Not in policing another woman’s healing,not …

For Survivors, who are used to having their autonomy taken or dismissed, this can feel particularly uncomfortable.Leaders — whether public figures, advocates, or policymakers — would be wise to remember …

There’s a growing trend across online spaces where people—especially younger adults—discuss estrangement from parents as if it’s a simple math equation:If a relationship with a parent is fractured, it must …