We are simply seeking connection, and that is why spirituality has to be personal, handcrafted and revisited when some aspects feel outgrown or irrelevant.
I pray that Kali awakens the rebel within us all, to shift the planetary energy, for it is individuals who create the culture that govern our behavior.
I know about the various forms of abuse... and violence that were employed as a tool to eradicate the Divine Feminine and dis-empower the Sacred Masculine.
We can find the Dark Mother in Goddess-worshiping traditions. Kali, Hindu Goddess of creation, destruction and shadow, is often depicted with dark skin.