Category: Herstory/History
We Used to Put the Arts Where the Children Were
Here is something most people who know my work probably don't know abo [...]
NXIVM: The Story Behind Why We Teach Children About “Proving” Loyalty
Sometimes the clearest lessons for children come from watching what ha [...]
Girls Deserve the Same Clean Reasoning: 15 Things We Already Understand About Eligibility
1. We already understand that eligibility categories exist for a reaso [...]
Why Title IX Matters for Black and Brown Girls (And Who is Undermining It)
"Et tu, NAACP?"
It has taken time for me to process my deeply embedde [...]
Praying for the Freedom of All Girls Around the World This Independence Day
Historically and to this very day we have not treated girls well. We a [...]
Protecting Our Children: Exposing the Machine That Values Property Over Precious Lives
There is a profound, aching weight in recognizing a pattern that has b [...]
Beyond the Helmet: Structural Safety Risks Unique to Raising Black Children (featuring Sandra Bullock interview)
When raising Black children in the United States, the concept of safet [...]
Why We Need Real Change: Breaking the Patterns That Let Killers Walk Free
We are tired of hearing the same story. A dangerous man hurts someone, [...]
Juneteenth Gratitude: What Our Elders Sacrificed Was Not a Bill. It Was a Bridge.
Gratitude is an important valueFreedom is not only the right to go [...]
They Bullied a Black Boy for Crocheting. History Says They Should Back Off.
Some people saw a young Black boy crocheting and decided to mock him [...]