Category: Herstory/History
There Was Nothing in That Walmart Worth That Baby’s Life. America Has to Stop Treating Children as Disposable.
I've learned to respect the limitations of the human body the hardhead [...]
The Sleepover Dilemma That Comes with Parenting a Black Child
It was one of the most difficult parts of parenting. I am an introvert [...]
Some of Us Remember Surya Bonaly’s Face. That Is Why We Are Watching the Girls Now.
People played in her face and we will never forget it.There was a [...]
Why Are Kids Going Hungry at School? The Truth About School Lunch Debt
You require the children to attend school. Ok. But then you don't feed [...]
Our Book Club: Do You Know Them? Families Lost and Found After the Civil War
Some books about Black history begin with what was done to Black peopl [...]
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 [...]