She Speaks Blog

Why is sexual abuse taboo? ___ Par Fatimata Keita Sexual abuse has always been taboo, in every society and community. Along the taboo of...

Police brutality: it is a hot topic in today’s world, especially now. Police brutality and racial injustice is a huge issue that we have...

Nusaybah bint Ka’ab ___ Par Fatimata Keita In the misconception of religion, Muslim women have suffered and still do suffer. In fact,...

An honest letter... ___ Par Fatimata Keita Imprisonment, or its sentiment, is present in all societies, however liberal they may be. The...

“Free To Be” is a personal growth movement for middle and high-school girls, started in March of 2019 by Jaime. I had the opportunity to...

Many of us want to make the world a better place. However, a UK-based organization called Equaliteach has taken this mindset to the next...

Race - a discussion that has swept not only the country, but globally heavily since March. While Black Americans are at the forefront of...

-and what can we do about it? ___ Par Fatimata Keita In the present circumstances, conversations about racism, discrimination, and...

A short dress, yoga pants, a turtleneck - whatever you choose to wear, you should never have to worry about getting attacked due to a...

*Potentially Triggering! Self harm, ED, and sexual abuse* When I was twelve years old, I started self harming for the first time. I had...

Black. Lives. Matter. It is a phrase that has been chanted at protests, plastered across your feeds, broadcasted on the news - not only a...

Letting go is not always an easy feat. It is ingrained in many of us to fight for what we want, to push past all obstacles, to never quit...

While sexual harassment was considered “hush hush” and swept under the rug for generations, we are lucky to live in a time where not only...

___ Par Fatimata Keita We wear our faith. We were our allegiance, our obedience to God. You may not like it, not understand it, you may...

We all have stress in our lives, no matter who you are. It doesn’t matter what career you have, your financial status, your body type,...

June is Pride Month. Pride, for those of you that don’t know, celebrates the LGBTQ community and their accomplishments, and it...

June is Men’s Health Awareness month. The aim is to encourage healthy life habits on boys and men, including exercising, eating healthy,...

America is the land of the free to many people. Many people are proud to be from America. Many travel to work here on a visa, and many...