As a parent, are you raising a feminist child? Chimananda Ngozi Adichie is learning how to raise a feminist child and teaching us at the same time. We could all learn with her, as explained in her book: A HEALTHY FOUNDATION Over the years, I facilitated Sisterhood Agenda workshops such as[…]
THE CONNECTION Studies confirm that women of color experience racism, sexism, regular harassment, and assault. Black women are particularly affected by these daily experiences and experience great stress as a result. These traumas are not new and too often mirror the experiences of a childhood fraught with the same. ACES[…]
A model of sisterhood activism… Watching Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay being interviewed by Van Jones on the Van Jones Show on CNN while promoting A Wrinkle in Time made me think: This is what sisterhood activism looks like. United in Sisterhood Our activism is not something that we learn;[…]
Trauma hurts. Trauma can cause pain, anger (even rage), depression, and self-harm. Importantly, trauma can spark activism because trauma can transform victims into survivors. More often than not, survivors of traumatic experiences have stories to tell and lessons to teach. Read More: Trauma Recovery & Healing Trauma can activate a[…]
The criminalization of women’s trauma is something that we should all be aware of. Women and girls’ trauma, substance abuse, and prison often intersect with race and gender at our schools and prisons. Violence against women and girls is all too common; some estimate that 90% of girls experience at[…]
