February 2012
13 posts
ancestryinprogress:
Sweet Thing, Rufus...
Why Roland Martin’s Homophobic Tweets Shouldn’t Be... →
Sometimes, I just get tired.
ethiopienne:
Tired of always being the one who has to point out how problematic certain things are to people who don’t see race the way I’m forced to, tired of being that girl, tired of being Professor Negro, tired of explaining why I don’t like X show or Y movie or Z author, tired of speaking up when it’d be easier to just stay quiet, tired of staying quiet when I want so badly to speak up.
Harriet Tumbles: Black Feminist Contradictions: We... →
harriettumbles:
There will always be debate about what defines a feminist. While conservative women like Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann attempt to misappropriate the term and negate its progressive origins, Black women struggle to embrace it and see our place within the movement.
Feminism (or Womanisn if…
Yes! I was having a similar conversation last night with a friend and colleague...
"Love is an action, never simply a feeling."- bell...
