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19 James Baldwin Truths and Affirmations That Still Strengthen the Human Spirit (on audio)
Audio, Advocates/Activists

19 James Baldwin Truths and Affirmations That Still Strengthen the Human Spirit (on audio)

Tonya GJ Prince February 15, 2026
Latest episode of WESurviveAbusePodcast.com 19 James Baldwin Trut [...]
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Stop Calling Children “Underage Women”: How Language Is Used to Soften Harm Against Girls
Abuse of Power, Body safety

Stop Calling Children “Underage Women”: How Language Is Used to Soften Harm Against Girls

Tonya GJ Prince February 2, 2026
No. We are not doing that word-washing anymore. Not aft [...]
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Own the Narrative: The Power of Storytelling Against Epistemicide
Advocates/Activists, affirmation

Own the Narrative: The Power of Storytelling Against Epistemicide

Tonya GJ Prince March 2, 2025
In a world where algorithms dictate whose voices are heard and whose [...]
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Journal Prompts: Listening to Ourselves and Respecting Other Women’s Boundaries
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Journal Prompts: Listening to Ourselves and Respecting Other Women’s Boundaries

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My Mom Threatened to Make Me Into the Next Sonya Massey by N3VLYNNN

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Rape Myth Acceptance: 10 Ways We Blame Women for Being Vulnerable Instead of Blaming People Who Exploit Them
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Rape Myth Acceptance: 10 Ways We Blame Women for Being Vulnerable Instead of Blaming People Who Exploit Them

Some ideas about sexual violence have been around so long that people repeat them without recognizing what they are. A woman says she was drinking [...]
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The Redirection Trap: How Conversations About Women Get Hijacked (And How to Spot It)
Women's Rights

The Redirection Trap: How Conversations About Women Get Hijacked (And How to Spot It)

Remember when the Supreme Court of the United States announced its decision on the Title IX girls' sports issue—and organizations an [...]
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Tina Turner Told Us She Was Raped. People Still Made Jokes: What That Reveals About Rape Culture
Rape

Tina Turner Told Us She Was Raped. People Still Made Jokes: What That Reveals About Rape Culture

Tina Turner did what we so often tell women to do. She spoke. She told the truth about the violence in her marriage. She described beatings, coerciv [...]
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The Question Nobody Answers About Mixed-Sex Spaces: What Happens When Something Goes Wrong?
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The Question Nobody Answers About Mixed-Sex Spaces: What Happens When Something Goes Wrong?

I did not arrive at female boundaries because I assumed every male was dangerous. I arrived there because I knew what society does to women and girls [...]
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Marcia Johnson, Part 2: Follow the Chain. Why Was Her Safety Riding on $5,000?

At first glance, the story of Marcia Johnson can produce a very simple conclusion. A nonprofit dedicated to helping poor people posted Samuel Scott's [...]
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Victimization, Victimhood, and the Right to Keep Naming What Happened
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Victimization, Victimhood, and the Right to Keep Naming What Happened

Victimized vs. Victimization Victimization describes an experience, act, process, or condition in which someone is harmed, exploited, abused, targete [...]
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Women Are Already Being Kind: 12 Ways Women and Girls Are Taught to Give, Care, Serve, and Sacrifice
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Women Are Already Being Kind: 12 Ways Women and Girls Are Taught to Give, Care, Serve, and Sacrifice

There is something strange about repeatedly telling women and girls that they need to be kinder.Because when we look at what women and girls a [...]
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Marcia Johnson Told Them She Was Afraid: Why Everyone Needs to Understand the Dynamics of Domestic Violence (Part 1)
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Marcia Johnson Told Them She Was Afraid: Why Everyone Needs to Understand the Dynamics of Domestic Violence (Part 1)

There are cases that remind us why understanding domestic violence cannot be limited to advocates, shelter workers, police officers, or women who have [...]
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Women’s Rights Were Never Just for Feminine Women: How Stereotypes Can Be Used to Divide Women.
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Women’s Rights Were Never Just for Feminine Women: How Stereotypes Can Be Used to Divide Women.

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The Exception Man: New Vocabulary Does Not Change the Reality of Male Violence

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