February has come and gone. However, the lessons remain! Last month here at H.O.P. we explored how our sexual trauma has impacted our capacity to give and receive love and our Catalytic Conversation was empowering. We heard from the perspective of ten different women and it was a beautiful tapestry of interwoven stories each bringingContinueContinue reading “Farewell February”
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The Black Woman’s Burden
Trauma Down the Timeline: Part 1 During slavery, Black women were forced to witness the breaking of the Black man, the selling of Black babies, and the stripping of their bodily autonomy. They found themselves in a precarious position where they were perceived as less threatening than Black men and more valuable than Black children.ContinueContinue reading “The Black Woman’s Burden”
The Math ain’t MATHING!
Let’s talk about all the victims of underreported sexual trauma: black boys, black girls, black LGBTQIA+, black people… This is a potentially triggering pos Reporting seemed pointless when even grandma didn’t believe me… When looking at the available information on the prevalence of sexual trauma in the Black community, it is apparent that the numbers doContinueContinue reading “The Math ain’t MATHING!”
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