February 2012
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beautifulbrwn:
“On Saturday, February 18, 2012, the Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York presented the first Spirit of Freedom award to Jada Williams, a 13-year old city of Rochester student. Miss Williams wrote an essay on her impressions of Frederick Douglass’ first autobiography the Narrative of the Life. This was part of an essay contest, but her essay was never...
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Dear White Overlords,
Thanks for this extra February day occasionally. I needed it to help procrastinate writing this chapter.
I shall celebrate by doing ONE EXTRA anti-racist and/or seditious thing.
I’ll decide in the car.
*throws confetti*
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Chavez Recovering Well →
fuckyeahmarxismleninism:
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was successfully operated on in Havana on Monday and is now in good physical condition, announced the Executive Vice president of the Government, Elias Jaua. A communiqué on the health of the president was read by Jaua at the beginning of his speech at the National Assembly plenary, to which he gives information on the government’s...
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Anonymous asked: Don’t you think constantly...
yoisthisracist:
Yo, I know you think you just blew my mind with your innovative “hey, did all those victims of racism just try being equal?” approach, but seriously, you are a fucking idiot.
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Why Dominican Feminism Moved to the Right: Class,... →
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“This is not just about dishonoring the Koran, it is about disrespecting our dead...”
– Maruf Hotak, commenting about the recent protests in Afghanistan in reaction to its largest U.S. base burning Qur’ans and referring to an episode in Helmand Province when American Marines urinated on the dead bodies of men they described as insurgents and to a recent erroneous airstrike on...
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Either Way, Still Good.
*watching a program about Outer Space with Mijo*
Mijo: I want to be a restaurant.
Me: Do what now?
Mijo: I want to be a restaurant. In the Universe.
Me: *kinda confused but still absolutely fucking delighted at the implications* You want to be a restaurant...in the Universe? Like...at the End of the Universe??
Mijo: Okay. On Saturn.
Me: *finally getting it* Ohhhh...you want to be an ASTRONAUT on Saturn?
Mijo: Okay.
Me: Excellent.
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“When the woman answered the door, she looked at my daughter and said, ‘We don’t...”
– Girl Scout troop leader Kim Douglas • Discussing a recent situation her 10-year-old daughter faced when going door-to-door to sell cookies. Douglas’ daughter, by the way, didn’t know what abortion was. “It left my daughter very shocked, confused,” Douglas said. “She said, ‘Mommy, something creepy...
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Quirky Black Girls: Anthology for Weird, Quirky,... →
quirkyblackgirls:
Concrete Orchid Media is seeking story submissions for an upcoming anthology about growing up as a black girl who never quite fit in. All women with a knack for expressing themselves using words, photography, or illustration are invited to share their personal experiences about what it was like…
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Afro.Art.Chick: Little Known Black History Fact... →
afro-art-chick:
February 22, 1911
On this day, the “Bronze Muse” died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper wrote more than a dozen books, including ‘Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects’(1854); ‘Moses, a Story of the Nile’(1869);and ‘Sketches of Southern Life’(1872). Harper was the most…
Latino Sexuality: Rebellious Nursing Conference →
latinosexuality:
Yale School of Nursing is beginning the amazing work of starting a Rebellious Nursing Conference. Do you know anyone who might be interested in either working on the conference, attending, or speaking? It doesn’t need to just be nurses or nursing students, please pass it on to allies as well. For…
This is soooo dope.
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My Super School Vacation Week Dissertation Writing...
Words Written: 2713!
These words represent a not-terrible introduction to the chapter and some still good-seeming things about moral panics and the imposition of sentiment on Afrocaraqueñas.
I am very proud of myself.
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Yale Conference explores African-American... →
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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…
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Turquoise Traipsing: SUBMISSION CALL-OUT -- Min... →
tierracita:
INANNA PUBLICATIONS
is seeking SUBMISSIONS for a new anthology:
Min timeh: Arab Feminist Reflections on Identity, Resistance, and Space
Edited by Ghadeer Malek and Ghaida Moussa
Deadline for abstract submissions: February 28, 2012
Completed submission deadline: April 30,…
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My Super School Vacation Week Dissertation Writng...
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But you sorta expected that, didn’t you, considering the tone of the previous post, its proximity to Another Reason To Not Get Work Done, and who I am as a person.
In My Defense: It was Fat Tuesday. Do you know how unseasonably warm it’s been here in Boston this winter? Also, I did my laundry, and went outside, and ran some errands, and considered seriously what to...
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Venezuela ships fuel to Syria, undermining... →
*throws confetti*
nobastarezar:
fuckyeahmarxismleninism:
Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA shipped the cargo aboard the Negra Hipolita vessel, according to AIS tracking data on the Reuters Freight Fundamentals Database and to trade sources. The same tanker carried the first such shipment in November, the sources said.
PDVSA could not immediately be reached for comment.
“The aggressions...
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I really hate the phrases "Well you have a right...
deliciouskaek:
todiedreaming:
Nah, nigga.
I have a right to complain when I go to Wendy’s and they get my order wrong.
I’m entitled to my opinion when people ask me whether or not I think Beyonce uses lace fronts or Malaysian weave.
I am not complaining or simply stating my opinion when talking the racism.
I am talking about my rights as a human to not be persecuted and exploited.
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bell hooks - Feminism Is For Everybody (free... →
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My Super School Vacation Week Dissertation Writng...
Cute tops purchased: 3
Fun-times had: 750
Words Written: 0
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“On August 23, 1860, the Philadelphia Public Ledger covered an unusual exchange...”
– Kali N. Gross. (2006) Colored Amazons: Crime, Violence, and Black Women in the City of Brotherly Love, 1880-1910. Duke University Press, 72.
(via james-bliss)
THIS IS THE GREATEST THING I HAVE EVER HEARD.
(via liquornspice)
Also: Prof. Gross’ book is just excellent.
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“He who delights in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.”
– Francis Bacon (via absurdlakefront)
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With Mijo off with his grandmother and...
Of course, I didn’t get home ‘til after midnight last night.
And am fin ta go shopping with a friend of mine this morning.
But like any good resolution, those first delusion moments after you make a promise you mostly don’t intend to keep are wonderful in their ability to help you feel very mature and pretend that you can really do any task you set forth for yourself despite...
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So, we can disentangle Marx from the gulag and...
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james-bliss:
And therein lies the rub with what’s Left in the academy. A willed failure of the imagination when it comes to Black feminist theorizing. I want to throw my shoe at everyone who dismisses ‘identity politics’ (without defining it, much less understanding it), but I don’t have enough shoes.
A. MEN.
I concur.