To My Former Co-Workers of Black Girls™

Greetings! I write to you in high spirits while still mourning. Ma'Khia Bryant's murder is heavy on our hearts and I just want to tell you something. I am so sorry that Black Girlhood© forced us to grow up faster than our non-Black peers. To be 10 and seen as 18 scarred us in ways …

Say Her Name

Tanisha Anderson (37, 2014) Yvette Smith (47, 2014) Miriam Carey (34, 2013) Shelly Frey (27, 2012) Darnisha Harris (16, 2012) Malissa Williams (30, 2012) Alesia Thomas (35, 2012) Shantel Davis (23, 2012) Rekia Boyd (22, 2012) Shereese Francis (29, 2012) Aiyana Stanley-Jones (7, 2010) Tarika Wilson (26, 2008) Kathryn Johnston (92, 2006) Alberta Spruill (57, …