Dear Black Girl-Woman, It Was Never Your Fault (1)

Crowds of women are marching on the streets demanding justice for Barakat who was raped and murdered in her own home; for Farishina, the 12-year-old who was raped by eleven men; for Uwaiwa who was raped and murdered in her church; for Jennifer who was attacked and gang-raped by five men; for the unnamed 2-year-old who was raped to death; for the 3-year-old who was raped by a 30-year-old man and was slut-shamed by her own mother; for the two girls, ages 13 and 15, who were raped continuously by their father for seven years, and for the unreported rape cases and silenced rape victims. … Read More Dear Black Girl-Woman, It Was Never Your Fault (1)

A Blooming Orchid (International Day Of The Girl Child)

In the innocent minds of little girls Are big dreams and aspirations Beyond your wildest imagination Of peace, freedom from oppression Of equality, not chivalrous dungeons Built by vulturous patriarchy Desires to learn and be taught How to love themselves unconditionally And not belittle themselves because of society’s idiotic standards of beauty She deserves the… Read More A Blooming Orchid (International Day Of The Girl Child)