Category: Child Safety

Black Girls Are Not Collateral Damage: Reputation Protection Culture Harms Victims

When powerful men are accused of harming Black girls and women, there are too many who rush to protect the man’s name, career, music, legacy, and public image. But who protects the girl? This post examines reputation protection culture, the pattern of defending beloved or powerful men while treating harmed Black girls as collateral damage. …

That Feeling Was Information: Why Silence Serves Predators

Have you ever had a feeling about someone and talked yourself out of it? Not because nothing happened. But because you could not explain it cleanly yet. Maybe they were charming. Maybe everyone else liked them. Maybe they had a title, a platform, a collar, a badge, a family name, a reputation, or a room …