February 2012
125 posts
Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele: Stand up for... →
lumumbabandele:
Donnicia Venters, a new mom from Houston, lost her job in 2009 simply for letting her employer know that she was breastfeeding her infant and would need a place to pump milk while at work. Donnicia and all new mothers who can and want to breastfeed deserve our support!
Ask your members of…
Not Your Average Black Woman: And like I’ve said... →
thefoxxypoet:
And like I’ve said before, I’m looking for women, not just black women, but also latinas, afro-latinas, mixed race women, etc who want to take part of my project.
You don’t have to have natural hair, I’m looking mostly at the politics that surround women of color and their hair.
It would be…
“It reminds me of the “bike to work” movement. That is also portrayed as white,...”
– Comment/response left on the Racialious post “Sustainable Food & Priviledge: Why is Green always White (and Male and Upper-Class)” »BOOM! (via tobia)
“Stop degrading the act of sex by calling it ‘opening your legs.’
I’m so sick...”
– flowersarebetterthanbullets on This Post (I made this a quote, because the original picture with text was visually offensive. These pro-life people need to take a graphic design class.)
“Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been....”
– Eve Ensler (via theprospectofvanishingforever)
occasionally pensive: blackamazon: karnythia:... →
blackamazon:
karnythia:
baddominicana:
and this burns me up especially, coz this is something i rarely talk about,
but the guy i was dating, who raped me, (he was 23, i was 16) got me drunk first. :/
and even in the haze i still said no at least a hundred times.
and even then…
the black nationalist.: theBLACKproject is now... →
theblacknationalist:
curiouslycool:
theblacknationalist:
Please check out our campaign, we need your support to make theBLACKproject a reality! By presenting true historical information, fostering critical discussion, and implementing hands-on community service projects, we will positively impact Black communities nationwide! On this site, you can donate as little or as much as you’d like...
Specter Collective: Do I Know You? →
spectercollective:
By Joseph Michael Owens
I’m sorry, but do I know you?
I think I might.
Before you answer—given that the question is not necessarily rhetorical—please realize I am truly not asking this in some sort of deceitful or existential manner intended to trick you. I have no ill intentions in asking…
Woman: Can I have birth control?
Government: No.
Woman: I got pregnant because I didn't have birth control and I don't want the fetus. Can I have an abortion?
Government: No.
Woman: I gave birth to my child but since I wasn't expecting it, I can't afford daycare. Can I have help paying for it?
Government: No.
“Every drama in your outer life is a reflection of a drama in your inner life....”
– Orin (via moreofamore)
Good perspective. (via lindenavenue)
[TW: Racism, Threats] Gainesville High School... →
ladyatheist:
You talk about this kind of thing a lot on here so I figured it would be of interest. Most kids at my school talk a lot like these girls and I think it’s a really good example of the racism in highschools that stays with people when they enter the adult world.
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While I don’t approve of the death threats, I’m very glad that something was actually done about...
You Cannot Be Contained
I will never forget the day when my son, who was maybe 2 years old at the time, sat in the middle of the living room and set up his plastic trees. Around the plastic trees he placed his plastic dinosaurs. Then he retrieved his yellow school bus and began to reenact a scene from the movie “Jurassic Park.”
He turned the bus onto its roof and let out high-pitched screams while his t-rex jabbed at...
occasionally pensive: being black & affirming... →
daniellemertina:
I am always the weakest. Emotionally. I am the first to get depressed about something. The first to cry. The first to get scared. I am only fully comfortable around a handful of people. And I write a lot because I think so much and that’s the only way to get things straight. That being said, I…
“I will never write
anything that can capture
all you are to me.”
– Daily Haiku on Love by Tyler Knott Gregson (via tylerknott)
The Rising Attacks on Black Women Since the... →
Words of Fire: An Anthology of African-American... →
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“Who taught you to hate the texture of your hair? Who taught you to hate the...”
– -Malcom X
R.I.P.
(via siemprevivalavida)
I’m gonna need self-hating Dominicans to read some Malcolm.
(via peroquevaina)
Stop Talking. Start Making →
laphamsquarterly:
Lewis recently took part in General Assembly’s “Stop Talking. Start Making” series, talking about why he started a brand new magazine at age 72.
There’s other videos as well, including Mario Batali, Michael Bloomberg, and Amanda Hesser, all talking about what it takes to be an entrepreneur.
“No.”
– Actress Julianne Moore, when asked if she gained a newfound respect for Sarah Palin after delving deeper into Palin’s life to portray her in the upcoming film “Game Change.” (via mamaatheist)
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No Holding Back
When I was a kid my family spent holidays and vacation days travelling down the east coast. Eight to 12 hour-long drives were normal. and for a person like me, quite enjoyable.
I never slept in the car. Maybe I was scared of getting in a car crash. Maybe I enjoyed the changing scenery. Maybe I just wanted to keep my father company. Whatever the reason, I was often caught gazing out of the...
theBLACKproject is now open for funding on...
curiouslycool:
theblacknationalist:
Please check out our campaign, we need your support to make theBLACKproject a reality! By presenting true historical information, fostering critical discussion, and implementing hands-on community service projects, we will positively impact Black communities nationwide! On this site, you can donate as little or as much as you’d like to help establish...
The Students are the 99%: An article I hope gets... →
unadulteratedconcept:
thestudentsarethe99:
An article I hope gets thrown into this week’s Carolinian, but don’t imagine it will.
As a chancellor, Linda Brady has been at the helm of radical changes to UNCG. As a school seemingly emphasizing progress, positive change is something that many members of the student body would be welcome to. Unfortunately, Dr. Brady‘s tenure as chancellor,...
“Not all of us are writers and not all of us are artists or painters, but all of...”
– Tegan Quin (via mizmollz)
Life, stuff and comics: Fetishizing People of... →
bookishbutch:
I have posted before on the way that black people are fetishized in the U.S. It is as if they are, literally, more colorful, more interesting, cooler, hipper, even spicier than white people. Whites, in contrast, can seem bland, boring, vanilla, even whitebread. From this…
The Tangential: I'm a _______ (a poem) →
thetangential:
Yes. I once got an application from someone who listed their no-original-content Tumblr as a “curation business.”
iamsosorry:
I’m a photographer, look at my latte on Instagram. I’m a curator, look at my reblogs. I’m an entrepreneur, look at my Kickstarter. I’m a singer, look at my Youtube…
This Modern Writer: I Got Your Crazy: On Estrogen,... →
libbywalkup:
miburbank:
An essay I wrote is on PANK today! Hurrah.
omg I totally failed to realize that you’re following me! I love your blog. and I’m glad we’re friends.