A South Carolina man has been arrested after brandishing a weapon and threatening violence against a woman.
In honor of Women's History Month, we're spotlighting Black women who have created movements to inspire and encourage social change. Today we're discussing Feminista Jones and her hashtag #YouOkSis to combat street harassment against Black women.
Another Black woman has lost her life at the hands of a street harasser. According to the New York Daily News, Shadina Smith, 29, was shot in the chest three times after confronting a man who randomly groped her as she walked down the street. The incident took place on a Saturday afternoon. Smith had […]
When a woman complained about a creepy note the mailman sent to her house, instead of empathy she was met with criticism.
The dangers of being a woman in this world are numerous when half of the population serves as a potential threat. These days, at least, there is some symbolic protection in the fact that most of us walk around with cameras in our hands. Recently, a woman in Phoenix, Arizona used her cell phone to […]
A woman was simply trying to pump her gas when a group of Black men, physically blocked her from paying her bill.
After a series of incidents of disrespect, news stories where Black women die at the hands of Black men, this author considers calling Black men terrorists.
I remember the first time I was ever catcalled. I was about 12 years old, living in Washington Heights, and I was walking from the grocery store with my grandmother. I was wearing camouflage shorts, a tank top and was super excited about some silvery lip gloss I had just gotten from Delias — Ya’ll […]
Everyone tells you to be more active, but those same people don’t tell you how in an attempt to do just that, you might find yourself in some uncomfortable situations. Like having strange men stare, intently, at your backside while you try to get into jogging. You might get ogled at the gym during a […]
Like any member of the female species, I typically can’t go 20 feet from my front doorstep to my desired location without being requested to entertain a man. That’s what I call cat-calling nowadays because I realized men don’t yell out to me from building stoops and parked cars because they actually want to engage […]
While men might accost me on a consistent basis, I won't bite my tongue in the presence of someone in my employ.
Quiet as it's kept, most women don't like being objectified.