04/21/2026
There is too much grief in the air right now, and it feels like it is just sitting with us. We are still trying to process the violence we spoke about just days ago, and now we are here again. This time, children’s lives were taken. That is not something you can soften or explain away. It is devastating in a way that reaches beyond words and settles deep in the heart.
At Black Women’s Health Imperative, we talk about health as something bigger than what happens in a doctor’s office. It is about whether you feel safe in your own home. It is about whether your children can grow up and simply be. It is about being able to move through the world without carrying fear in your body. When violence shows up like this, it shakes all of that.
Moments like this change how people sleep at night. They change the way communities gather and grieve and try to make sense of something that does not make sense.
So today we are not rushing past it. We are not pretending it is just another headline. We are sitting with the weight of it and holding space for the families and communities who are carrying more than anyone should have to carry.
We are not OK.
And if you or someone you love is living with violence, we want you to know there are places that understand and are ready to support you:
✨ , The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community
ujimacommunity.org
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safesisterscircle.org
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blackwomenrevolt.org
👉🏾National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or visit thehotline.org
Reaching out can feel hard, but you deserve safety, care, and the chance to live without fear.
