Category Archives: activism
No Wedding, No Womb: Sistas, Let’s Lead the Cause
I know black women who won’t swim because they might get their perm or weave wet. I know black women who won’t let you borrow their keys or give you a place to stay for a week or two. I … Continue reading
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NAACP: Don’t Just Criticize, Become a Member and Effect Change from Within
I just have to give my 2 cents on the Wells Fargo, NAACP, and Boyce Watkins drama. I’ve listened to all the points given. I think there are a lot of valid points on both sides. However, the thing that … Continue reading
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Was Your African American Studies Class Ethnically Chauvinistic?
By now most of you have heard about the new bill that Arizona is taking heat for that bans some ethnic studies courses. Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer, already under fire for approving the nation’s toughest illegal immigration law, has … Continue reading
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Happy Easter: Martin Luther King’s Last Sermon
Today, many will celebrate Easter Sunday. They may not realize that today, April 4, 2010, marks the 42nd anniversary of the assassination of Civil Rights Leader, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He spoke these words on April 3rd, … Continue reading
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Typical Negro Shout Out of the Day
Today I’m starting a new series of posts called “Typical Negro Shout Out of the Day”. I’ll regularly post “Shout Outs” to blogs, celebs , pundits, and other notables. This is in honor of the grand ole Black tradition of … Continue reading
A Day in DC: Part 2 – Photos of Health Care Bill Protesters at the Capitol
At the NMAI, I found out that you can’t bring protest signs into Smithsonian buildings when a female protester was stopped by security at the door and told she had to leave her signs outside. Was she shocked? Yes. Was … Continue reading
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A Day in DC, Part 1: Michelle’s Jimmy Choos and Black Indians
What a day I’ve had! I learned about African Native American history. I saw First Lady Michelle Obama’s Jimmy Choos on display. I took pictures and video of the Tea Party protest of Health Care Reform on the steps of … Continue reading
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Are Ultra Conservatives in Texas Deciding What History is in Your Child’s Textbooks?
In a 10-5 party line vote last week, the BoE rammed through a vast number of changes to the Texas state history standards, all of which conform to the über-far-right’s twisted view of reality. In these new standards, Hispanics are ignored, Black … Continue reading
