Natalie A. Collier

Image Credit: Vidushi Yadav The release of the Jeffrey Epstein files reignited public outrage and the aftermath demonstrated an age-old pattern: intense attention and collective outrage followed by a gradual return to silence—and eventual forgetting. This pattern indicates that we are not failing to see gender-based violence but we are failing to understand it.

Moments like this demand deeper and disciplined engagement anchored by historical memory, systemic analysis and civic engagement The U.S. doesn’t stumble into its contradictions; it drives straight to them. There’s a difference between shock and surprise. When I was talking with a bestie recently, I learned one of her colleagues had been passed over for a well-deserved promotion, I was shocked the far more junior white woman had been chosen for the role, but I wasn’t surprised.

Join us in designing a space of learning, organizing and history-making for future generations of young Black women Restoring Unita Blackwell's home is about ensuring the space is prepared for what’s to come: integrating preservation, collections care, civic education and the arts. image credit: Natalie A. Collier There’s something sacred about standing on land where history bent.