January 2011
36 posts
“We ourselves have to lift the level of our community,take the standards of our...”
– quote by Malcolm X found in the book Salvation by Bell Hooks (via peacemustbenurtured)
60 Awesome Search Engines for Serious Writers →
writingadvice:
Finding the information you need as a writer shouldn’t be a chore. Luckily, there are plenty of search engines out there that are designed to help you at any stage of the process, from coming up with great ideas to finding a publisher to get your work into print. Both writers still in college and those on their way to professional success will appreciate this list of useful...
Uganda: Promptly Investigate Killing of Prominent... →
etiquette-etc:
(Kampala) - Police in Uganda should urgently and impartially investigate the killing of the prominent human rights activist David Kato, Human Rights Watch said today. Kato had dedicated his life to fighting for the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexual, and transgender persons (LGBT) in Uganda, facing threats and risks to his personal safety.
The government should ensure that...
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25th Anniversary of Challenger explosion →
Today is the 25th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger explosion. I was home from school with bronchitis when it happened and I have never, ever forgotten it. It still makes me cry. Since then, I have watched every space shuttle landing and take off, hoping for a safe trip. RIP
“We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and...”
– Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (via rosietherioter)
So funkin’ on point!
(via kumasiroseincolorado)
Why she keep texting me? Why doesn’t she just call? Sigh.
Remembering the women of the civil rights movement... →
rubinadesign:
We all know that Martin Luther King was the most popular figure of the American Civil Rights Movement. His leadership still resonates and inspires almost 50 years later. But today, I’d like to pay tribute to some of the women who worked alongside him (literally or figuratively) in accomplishing great cultural change. The list is long, but here are just a few I ran across that...
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[For The Straight Folks Who Don't Mind Gays But... →
queerbrownxx:
For The Straight Folks Who Don’t Mind Gays But Wish They Weren’t So Blatant by Pat Parker You know, some people got a lot of nerve. Sometimes I don’t believe the things I see and hear. Have you met the woman who’s shocked by two women kissing and in the same breath, tells you she is pregnant? BUT gays, shouldn’t be so blatant. Or this straight couple sits next to you in a movie and...
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Love in the 21st Century Pt. 2 →
This is what I do on my day off!
100 Followers! Thank you!
I realize that this may not be a big deal to some people, but when I started this thing a couple of months ago I had no idea there were so many wonderful people on tumblr. Thanks to any and everyone who has taken the time to read anything I’ve written or reblogged, you have no idea how much it means that someone is paying attention.
Thank you!
“Women will know that white feminist activists have begun to confront racism in a...”
– bell hooks, Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center (via feminismistheshit)
Hi! Yella Mess =): Ugh...Tyler Perry →
hi-yella-mess:
So I’m overhearing Tyler Perry’s “House of Pain”…in this episode, 3 young women came to dinner: a pregnant 13-year-old, a golddigger that got saved & a former drug addict
Then it got me to thinking: what the fuck is wrong with Tyler Perry&his fucked up depictions of black women? I reflect on his…
Reblogging just to comment: It’s not just you. I despise his...
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Straight Passing, or On the Invisibility of Femme...
So, a few weeks ago I posted a link to a blog Passing for Straight in the 21st Century, about passing for white and straight by Aviva Dove-Viebahn. I thought it was interesting and thoughtfully written and it called into question my own experiences with passing for straight in a very gendered world.
Several years ago, when I first came out, I remember going to our local gay bar with a few...
New Model Minority: New Post "Why You Pay for Shit... →
newmodelminority:
There is a lot of money being made off of people who live in the hood and this is why if you live in the hood you pay for shit twice, and the endless need for profit/growth plays a huge role.
Last fall, my professor said that a unit of profit requires exploitation. What she meant by this is that in order for someone to profit, someone else has to take a short.
Look at it...
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Love in the 21st Century →
Just a little something to lighten to the mood? From my other blog…
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“Women of today are still being called upon to stretch across the gap of male...”
– Audre Lorde
womyneosoul asked: HI there. I just read your "Tumblr Fam" post. Personally, I don't feel as though you were inappropriate. If anything, I believe you responded quite well to his email. You clearly and respectfully elaborated on your "attempts to secure a more closed space for Ladie’s Night is not an attempt to exclude other female-indentified persons, only an attempt to be more inclusive...
readin & fightin: Their whiteness covered... →
fuckyeahchicanawriters:
I found that this little community of feminist writers in San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley, this Feminist Writers’ Guild, was very much excluding women of color. Most of the white women I knew were part of that organization. …
Every two weeks we would have our…
Thank you for your help!
To all of you that responded anonymously, thank you so much for your responses to my post earlier today. I would have liked to have responded to you individually, but I didn’t want to out anyone since tumblr only allows me to respond to messages on the blog itself. Those that emailed me, I’ve responded to each of you personally. Thank you so much.
Since I’ve posted those email...
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Tumbler Fam-I need your help
Please forgive me for the length of this post, but I really would like to hear what some of you think. So to give you a little background, I have been recently installed as a member of the board of directors of our local LGBT organization. I am the only black woman on the board, and the only black person that comes to the center regularly and/or that volunteers. We have hosted a Ladie’s...
“The most violent element in society is ignorance.”
– Emma Goldman (via greenstate)
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Feeling rather blah. Haven’t been able to write, not even to post any poetry. I suspect I’ll be back soon enough though.
“Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious,...”
– Toni Morrison (via heckyeahtonimorrison)
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30-Day Challenge 5
My favorite colors? Black, ivory and red.
Black: it’s sexy and I (think) look good in it.
Ivory/Cream/Winter White: I think it’s beautiful and soft and it looks really good with the black. :)
Red: I didn’t wear red until a few years ago; I didn’t think it looked good on my skin. I bought a red sweater one year and everyone told me how nice I looked in red and I’ve...
“In this country, lesbianism is a poverty-as is being brown, as is being a woman,...”
– Cherríe L. Moraga, “The Danger Lies in Ranking the Oppressions” (1983) (via fuckyeahchicanawriters)
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Let's Have a Toast →
My girl M-boogie!
“A lot of people refuse to do things because they don’t want to go naked, don’t...”
– Nikki Giovanni via dominickbrady. (via tobia)
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30-Day Challenge 4
Friends. Ahhhh. Interesting that the topic of the day is friends. Nearly all of my life I have had the good fortune to be blessed with loving, supportive friends. No doubt through the years I’ve picked up new ones and had to leave a few old ones behind. Good friends grow with you and I’m happy to say that I’m still in contact with folks I’ve been friends with for over a...