February 2012
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: If you think racism doesn’t exist simply because... →
monochromaticblack:
If you think racism doesn’t exist simply because you no longer see black people chained up in shackles picking cotton or because you don’t see any signs that read “Whites Only,” then maybe just maybe it’s because you don’t have to face both blatant and subtle racism every single day, or maybe it’s…
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Watchbarebrownboy:
BYU Students on African Americans
Firstly, I want to say that I’m unsure of why this comedian opted to use black face. I don’t see how it correlates with the video, I was initially taken aback and disgusted but I proceeded to watch the entire thing. Colored? Grape juice & chicken? The Sambo image of Black people is still alive and well for those of you who thought it...
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"Black Woman with the Hard Hair" (also, Trigger...
via Black Women of Brazil
Within a week of each other, two songs and artists that have were denounced many years ago by members of Brazil’s black and feminist movements were served legal losses. On December 24th, the performance royalty of the Bahian* singer Luiz Caldas was cut because of his live performance of one of his most popular songs. So why were these decisions handed down?
In...
Pub dinner with a side of racism. →
droppingthefbomb:
I’ve had an interesting evening. I went to a talk by John Rose; “The fight for Palestinian liberation”. It was brilliant.
A few of us went to the pub to have a few drinks and dinner. This drunk guy decided to sit himself down next to us and try to “chat us up.”
I ignored him for the majority of the night until he started having rant about unemployed people being...
What Lot's Wife Would Have Said (If She Wasn't A... →
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slumbeauty:
eating-poetry:
Do you remember when we met in Gomorrah? When you were still beardless, and I would oil my hair in the lamp light before seeing you, when we were young, and blushed with youth like bruised fruit. Did we care then what our neighbors did in the dark?
When our first daughter was born on the River Jordan, when our second cracked her pink head from...
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Homeless Mother Charged with Felony Larceny for... →
felony larceny???? this is some bullshit…and note the reference to her selling drugs…yes, she was looking for a way to feed her kids i’m sure….
5 NYC Students Arrested By NYPD Every Day In... →
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Lent: Learning to Suffer? Or Learning to Love?
From Rev. Emily C. Heath, follow her here: Twitter: www.twitter.com/calledoutrev
…Lent is ideally a time of deepening our spiritual life and our connection to Christ. That might be a spiritual practice like prayer, worship attendance, or Scripture reading. But, ideally, it can be something that doesn’t involve only our own lives. It can be something that changes the lives of others...
Darrell Gilyard Controversy: Church Hires...
From the Huffington Post
A convicted sex offender can keep on preaching, but children are barred from attending his sermons.
The Florida Times Union reports thatlawyers for Darrell Gilyard withdrew a motion to allow minors at sermons conducted by the former Jacksonville, Fla., megachurch pastor.
Though children are not allowed, attendance at the Christ Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church has...
“The historical exclusion from White, ideal models of femininity and the...”
– Morris / Perceptions of Black Girls in Classrooms
its funny because this quote can easily be interpreted to mean that this is a *good* distinction. Like “black women don’t feel included in traditional forms of femininity, but that’s okay because it makes them stronger.” It’s a double edged sward,...
“Anytime you beg another man to set you free, you will never be free. Freedom is...”
– Malcolm X (via warriorsrise)
Child Trafficking Advocates: Victims Are Not... →
somalymamfoundation:
“These kids go through horrors you can’t even imagine. I mean, having to have sex with 10 to 15 strangers every night; nobody chooses to do that. And we’ve mislabeled it ‘teen prostitution,’ putting the blame on these kids.”
A Collection of Rare and Obscure Words →
Cheiloproclitic - Being attracted to someones lips. Quidnunc - One who always has to know what is going on. Ultracrepidarian - Of one who speaks or offers opinions on matters beyond their knowledge. Apodyopis - The act of mentally undressing someone. Gymnophoria - The sensation that someone is mentally undressing you. Tarantism - The urge to overcome melancholy by dancing. Autolatry - The...
“There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss,...”
– Malcolm X
People of Color Organize: The Color Complex in... →
peopleofcolor:
We have a few guests staying with us this week, one being an Arab girl. Late one night, we- my white American roommate, my Somalian roommate, and I- got in a conversation about boys with her. Typical late night girl talk. When asked about our preferences in men, we all listed an…
Post colonial issues…I fear we will always have them. Lets create another universe...
