February 2012
56 posts
“somebody/ anybody
sing a black girl’s song
bring her out
to know herself
to...”
– Ntozake Shange
In Need of an Exodus ("You may be a citizen but... →
monochromaticblack:
africaisdonesuffering:
When it came to patriotism, no American citizen was as determined to scream his allegiance to the States as much as Eddy. Originally from Nigeria, he had come to the USA, a wide-eyed, overzealous foreign student; a sponge, willing to soak up everything about the much disseminated and celebrated American culture. It didn’t take long before he dropped...
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Malawi's Hidden Culture of Violence and Female... →
It is the immorality attached to our bodies and the strict boundaries placed on our freedom of expression that remind us that, although we’re dotted around the world, we’re essentially riding on the same train, headed for the same destination.
Read my first article for Fem2pt0 here.
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Black Women- How Relevant Are We?
To put it quite simply… women of color are the most marginalized group in society.
Why? Because sexism often means that our value is based on how beautiful we are rather than how smart or competent we are (and our skills in the kitchen too, I suppose, but mainly beauty). You only need to look at how much discussion goes on about Michelle Obama’s wardrobe and hair as opposed to her...
Kids don't notice color and white people are blind... →
queennubian:
The very visable reminder that to be black or brown in America is travesty. It is unwanted. Unless you are shaking your booty or selling Pine Sol. It is sickening and I am tired. My sisters are tired. We’ve got queens feeling ugly because their skin isn’t some shade of beige. There are white mother’s raising their biracial babies without imparting that the black is beautiful. Black...
For all you footy fans (the real football, that...
Look out for Friday’s special report by CNN World Sport: ‘It’s Not Black and White’ on tackling racism in English football.
“I have African roots but I’ve kind of been raised by the world, and...”
– Brendah Nyakudya (editor of Afropolitan magazine)
“The legacy of slavery and racism has made the 20 million black people in this...”
– El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
Kenya's legal same-sex marriages →
Kenya’s long-held tradition of women marrying other women defies the notion that homosexuality is ‘un-African’. Read the story here
“Nobody says you have to be gangstas, hoes
Read more learn more, change the...”
– Nas
“I am passionate about everything in my life—first and foremost, passionate about...”
– Bell Hooks
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab aka the Nigerian Panty...
My first question is ‘who are the real victims here’ and of course, your answer will depend on perspective. I feel DEEPLY sorry for Abdulmuttallab’s family and his would-be victims but I also feel sorry for him- not because he’ll spend the rest of his life in a prison cell but because of the steps he took to hurt people he didn’t know. That’s messed up because...
lieswithout asked: Hi! Your blog is amazing! Thanks for following!
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions....
I suggest the reason White people have so much trouble decentralizing themselves from the conversation is because they have never had the experience of representing their entire ethnic group. Pocs have had a lifetime of thinking outside themselves. If I don’t tip, Indians are cheap. And so on. Without this experience, I suppose it must be difficult for White people to see themselves, their...
Link of the Day (African Current Affairs)
www.thisisafricaonline.com
Educate yourself. Learning never ends.
“psychological locks.
repressing true expression.
cementing this repression....”
– Lauryn Hill
“…the root function of language is to control the universe by describing it.”
– James Baldwin
White is the Norm. →
dank-potion:
That’s why there is no need for an Ivory Magazine, White History Month or White Entertainment Television. Look at Seventeen, Elle, Vogue, W Magazine, Fox, Vh1, MTV, NBC, CBS, Philosophy/History/Anthropology classes. They all talk showcase, discuss and study whiteness.. this all belongs to you. It’s run by the white people, of the white people and for the white people. The fact...
“I think we can all recognize that the “it’s a joke excuse” is the most...”
– Source: SOAD
vow to myself
theblacknationalist:
I will no longer be silenced by my fear of having the unpopular opinion. No longer will I let white people escape an uncomfortable conversation after they have made stereotypical or generalizing comments. I will question them, asking why they think it is acceptable to say such things. Call me militant, call me oversensitive, call me crazy. You will no longer disrespect me.
Black feminism & Applicability →
daniellemertina:
Black feminism, when misapplied, creates a whole new dichotomy amongst black women. The dichotomy of the good (intellectual, so-called self-loving and aware and worthy but under-appreciated) black woman verses the bad (opposite of everything on the good side) black woman.
Then who are you uplifting exactly?
And it’s hypocritical. Black feminists of all people should know to...
“Youths are passed through schools that don’t teach, then forced to search for...”
– Huey P Newton (via thisbeautifulwound)