February 2012
I think my work is rooted in both reclaiming Black...
Black women’s sexuality.
#ThatisonehellofaBio.
Today a student asked, in light of the various...
why are the sexual ones the versions that tend to stand in as representing ALL BLACK WOMEN in pop culture. Like why are we seen as more like Nicki Minaj as opposed to FLOTUS.
I responded, “That is an excellent question, what do you think?”
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100,000,000 workers grind India to a halt in one...
taringanjing:
One of the world’s largest ever strikes began at midnight on Monday 27th Feb and will end at midnight tonight. Up to 100,000,000 Indian workers from different sectors and industries are calling for a national minimum wage, permanent jobs, and much more.
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the bad dominicana: today in class i introduced... →
latinosexuality:
and some young men of color in my class wanted to challenge the idea that women dont get paid the same as men (b/c they dont go into the same field). when i shared that men who go into fields stereotypically assigned to women (i.e. nursing) they still often get paid more and…
THIS!
it’s also scary to see the MOC hold on to so many illusions of power that they think...
Come One, Come All!
latinosexuality:
missturman:
Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, music, a silent auction and more! Come groove with The Black Girl Project for a few hours in a beautiful townhouse on Harlem’s Striver’s Row and support our work as we celebrate the release of the DVD that started it all!
Early bird tickets end soon and can be purchased online: http://theblackgirlproject.ticketleap.com/speakeasy324/.
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“I stopped listening to Whitney Houston after that first album. Too much had...”
– Andreana Clay’s incredibly beautiful tribute to Whitney Houston—and lost childhoods and family ties—on the R today. (via racialicious
)
Fuck yeah, feminists!: My Student Debt Story -... →
fuckyeahfeminists:
I read Natalia’s own story about student debt and it got me mad. It reminded me of my own story and I thought I could share to show why good sexual assault policies matter. How rape changes lives. Why schools need to act responsibly and be held accountable for their reaction to rape survivors.
I am an A Better Chance alum too. I am so sorry that this shit happened to you....
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The Feel Of Free: Parents and Coming Out →
thefeeloffree:
#word
my mum was so against me getting my surgery, she outed me to my dad and that seriously damaged my relationship with him and i cut my family out of my medical decisions from then on.
fast forward to three weeks ago, she’s in town for visa stuff and i’ve just had my surgery and she takes…
“If we had 51% women in Congress, do you think we’d be debating access to...”
– Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (via subconciousevolution
)
foreverrhapsody:
infinitys-smile:
dujardins:
e-pic:
plot twist: suddenly oprah shows up and has an oscar for everyone under their chairs
#except leonardo dicaprio
My whole family died laughing with this one.
omg i wasn’t going to reblog any oscar related things
and i wasn’t going to reblog this
but then i saw the tag
Notes on A Scandal: Raising Boys: Are You Teaching... →
notesonascandal:
I was sitting with my computer the other day, just scrolling through my Tumblr dashboard like I usually do. I like to look at pictures of cats, funny animated .gifs and pretty clothes and natural hair. Zone out and appreciate some beauty, ya dig? All of a sudden I saw a post entitled …
"Pariah" Coming Out On DVD In April →
agradschoolbreakup:
thtqueerlyfe:
mickyalexandria:
thepeculiarkind:
Click the link for details…
Yess :D
Although, I’m pissed I didn’t go see it in theaters, I am getting on that DVD!!! I may even hold a showing at my house! haha
YES!! I got to see it in theaters but I am going to LOVE owning this on DVD as well. Ah, my April is going to be even more beautiful now.
Black Fashion: 23 Black Academy Award Winners →
blackfashion:
thechanelmuse:
23 Black Academy Award Winners
Hattie McDaniel - Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Gone With the Wind, 1940
Sidney Poitier - Best Actor in a Leading Role: Lilies of the Field, 1963
Isaac Hayes - Best Original Song: Shaft, 1971
Louis Gossett Jr. - Best Actor…
Watchtoheartheearthspeak:
Check out this video. Activist, writer and historian, Lisa Duggan addresses the gay rights movement beyond the focus on marriage and the military. (You may have to click the play button twice for it to work.)
I was just talking about this interview yesterday. Thank you for the link…
Fuck Yeah, Gender Studies!: 2rats1cup replied to... →
fuckyeahgenderstudies:
2rats1cup replied to your post: Do you know anyone in the tumblr gender studies, lgbtq or feminist communities IRL? I’ve noticed you don’t interact with other bloggers as much as some others do. You really act very distant, cold and faceless. You seem kind of rude and snooty.
I do enjoy your…
Kinda similar to what Latoya said to me about Racialicious and guess what...
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On Seeing Black Women’s Genius: For Whitney...
One of the things that surprised me most about the death of Whitney Houston was the vitriol directed at her in some White mainstream Internet spaces. Many of the comments struck me as being both racist and sexist. I understand that both racism and sexism exists, but I always leave room for myself to to be able to wince when someone comes out of their face sideways. I also try to occupy the...
Raw Data: How Registration Affects Comments
motherjones:
A few weeks ago Mother Jones started requiring registration with email verification for commenters. So how has that worked out? Here are the basic stats from our tech wizards:
22% decrease in total comments
22% increase in Twitter logins
257% increase in Facebook logins
45% decrease in comments our moderators decided to delete
And anecdotally, the comments seem much more...
just paid an immoral amount of money to con ed for...
latinosexuality:
and i realize i got to be charging R b/c old boy is here often, playing on the internets and watching tv. and folks who want/need to stay w/me also need to push some $ in the con ed fund in exchange b/c this ish is real. i’ve had five too many “final notice to cut off service” things going on.
thankful i can pay it even if i’m still in the red w/them, i can pay enough to keep...
Things that New Yorkers say
midnight-jelli:
deadass
no lie
tell me how
no doubt
son
yo
guap
bird
grimey
peep this
tight (upset)
bet
nahmean
it’s brick outside
mad
good looks
widdit
you bugging
come out yo face
yerrp
womp
fuckoutahea
juheard
you woulda thought
On deck
Deadasss tho
#erm. Say word?
The LatiNegr@s Project: I gotta say →
unaguerrasinfondo:
I think it is completely bizarre that so many in the USA treat black latinos like its a ‘new thing’ when most of the most recognized latino figures are black. I’ll just drop two big names, Celia Cruz and Roberto Clemente. At one point in time Roberto Clemente was the most…
Watchguerrillamamamedicine:
AUDRE LORDE - THE BERLIN YEARS/ TRAILER (by AV)
yes. the importance of berlin to audre. berlin added years to her life. so want to see this in berlin. <3
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Some Thoughts on Yunus's Social Businesses
It is tragic, yet obvious, illustration of how our economic system fails it’s mission to serve the needs of all humanity. Millions of people around the world are suffering because a few speculators blindly grasp at profits. ~Muhammad Yunus, Building Social Business
I have to admit, I was ready to dismiss Yunus’s ideas around social business when I first heard about them,...
this new tyler perry movie is like atlanta-based...
baddominicana:
karnythia:
so-treu:
i need to go listen to some punk music just after watching the trailer alone. it’s like Jack and Jill, the Links, and ALL of the Divine 9 took a collective skeet on the walls of my mind.
sweet booker t. jesus.
What does it say that I totally got this mental image & now I need to do hoodrat things with my friends to erase it?
bwahahaha
i concur....
“A couple of reasons that free yoga classes are held and advertised in...”
– colorblue | this is not a post about yoga!
this! i wrote a post about this like three years ago, and i still cant get myself to take a yoga class or get my certification for teaching yoga. and im so glad that she linked this to seed patents (i made the same connx in my post back when…)\
oh h/t...
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So...a "certain friend" just called to tell me she...
#hellasideEYE.
#teamViola