Truth Commission

When the Silence Shatters: Post-Black Women's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Reflections f

“The fact that we are here and that [we] speak these words is an attempt to break that silence and bridge some of those differences...

With Harp and Sword: Trauma, Survivorship, and Reproductive Health

“I have been in sorrow’s kitchen and licked out all the pots, then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp...

Not Having It: Nate Parker and the False Choice for Black Women

As college students head back to school, the media and social media are abuzz with daily news about filmmaker Nate Parker and his college...

Post-Truth and Reconciliation Commission: The Sacred-Political Lives of Black Women Survivors of Rap

Photo Credit: Maybelline McCoy “we need a god who bleeds now a god whose wounds are not some small male vengeance some pitiful concession...

For Cassandra Butts Who Made a Way Out of No Way for Rape and Sexual Assault Survivors at the UN

(photo Legal Defense Fund: http://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/tribute-cassandra-q-butts-former-ldf-assistant-counsel) With each of our...

Black Women Lead a Truth and Reconciliation Commission on U.S. Rapes

Rarely is gender and violence against women considered when the plight of people of African descent are addressed. The Black Women’s...

A Reckoning: What Black Men Said About Black Women

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A Reckoning Is Still Needed: What White Feminists Are Saying About Race

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What Does Justice Look Like to Black Women?

A chance to speak A chance to shout A chance to be recognized, considered, telling you what it's all about. Not your conclusions Not your...