Make the Invisible Visible
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, I want to highlight the #SayHerName Campaign, which focuses on the need to call attention to police violence against Black women and women of color. This violence remains largely invisible and ignored in the media coverage...
Embrace Your Voice for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center has announced that the theme for this year's Sexual Awareness Month is “Embrace Your Voice.” For all women and girls to be able to embrace their voices, however, we have to break the taboo on talking about sexual assault...
Own Your Life
Tracee Ellis Ross gave a powerful speech at Glamour's 2017 Women of the Year Summit. She spoke about how writing the words “My life is mine,” in her journal brought tears to her eyes. Writing those words, she realized she hadn’t been living her life as if it was her...
Breaking the Silence
I send gratitude to the women who have stepped forward (and been stepping forward), breaking their silence about being sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, Roger Ailes, Bill O’Reilly and Donald Trump. Their stories demonstrate how difficult it is for...
Take a Moment of Reflection: Clarity, Confidence and Completion
What is the truth that you want to speak? I spoke mine in my just-published memoir, Mystery of Memory: Telling My Truth, Standing My Ground. The following quote describes what propelled me to move forward and complete this difficult journey: "Confront the dark...
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