February 2012
53 posts
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“Lucy Hicks Anderson of Oxnard, California was the first transgendered black...”
–  This is yOUR history.
Feb 29th
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Feb 29th
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“Historically, [self-esteem] research on black girls and women has always been...”
–  Imani Perry
Feb 29th
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Feb 28th
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Feb 27th
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Feb 27th
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“Each of us has the right and the responsibility to asses the road which lie...”
– Maya Angelou
Feb 27th
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Feb 25th
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Feb 25th
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“Dream Hampton explained to me about how this is a time when women are fighting...”
– Rapper Too $hort being accountable to the backlash surrounding his “fatherly advice” in XXL Magazine. #Babysteps
Feb 23rd
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Feb 23rd
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Feb 23rd
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Anonymous asked: That video you just posted brought back some memories! I went to a private school inspired by Marva Collins, and I remember reciting the Creed. Academics were wonderful, from learning the Greek alphabet in early grades to having read Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Ayn Rand, George Orwell and Shakespeare by the time I left in sixth grade. Unfortunately discipline was virtually non-existent, and I...
Feb 23rd
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Feb 22nd
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“12 Things The Negro Must do to Improve Himself - Nannie Helen Burroughs”
–  1. The Negro Must Learn To Put First Things First. The First Things Are: Education; Development of Character Traits; A Trade and Home Ownership. • The Negro puts too much of his earning in clothes, in food, in show and in having what he calls “a good time.” The Dr. Kelly Miller...
Feb 22nd
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Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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“The stain of racism and sexism is not just for women and people of color. It’s...”
Feb 21st
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Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 18th
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Feb 18th
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Feb 17th
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WatchWatch
BET Honors Maya Angelou … Still I Rise
Feb 16th
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Feb 15th
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“‘The journey for us is in conquering self and understanding that we are...”
Feb 15th
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Feb 15th
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vagabondaesthetics asked: I just realized I never introduced myself to you. Hi. *waves*
Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Black Women
I love your Blog, thanks for dropping the knowledge and thanks for showcasing the many facets of who and what Black women are.You make me love and feel honored to be a black women. Thank You I’m honored. Thank you for making me smile this Valentine’s Day! Humbly, KCB
Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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“We exist as women who are Black who are feminists, each stranded for the moment,...”
– Michelle Wallace, A Black Woman’s Search for Sisterhood.
Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 13th
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Feb 11th
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Feb 10th
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Anonymous asked: That Gordon Parks picture is not a good representation of the Black woman’s historical experience in America. A better representation would be being raped over and over again and doing gruesome labor until she finally keeled over.
Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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“The common assertion is that Parks’ moment in history began in December 1955...”
– Black Herstory: Rosa Parks Did Much More than Sit on a Bus - Rachel Griffin
Feb 10th
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Feb 9th
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“Racial discourse between people of color and whites in this age is amazing....”
– xxKCBxx
Feb 9th
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Feb 8th
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Feb 8th
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“Beginning in March, a black woman will be at the helm of a major fire department...”
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Feb 7th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 6th
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