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Almost 70 years ago, Dorothy Flood was denied access to a train dining car because she was black. Now, after finally dining in a first-class car, she says she’ll never ride another train again.
My tribute to black women who should apparently " smile more ..."
Posts tagged "women"
Tags: african american, racism, gender, jim crow, black, women, history, dope black chicks, npr,
 06.03.12 @ 12:20 |  3 notes |  Permalink |
Present and Unaccounted For :Black Women in Medicine
Tags: black, women, african american, race, black film, reblog this homie, documentary, medicine, science, STEM, gender,
| 05.30.12 @ 10:55 | 16 notes | Permalink |
"True the Black woman did the housework, the drudgery; true, she reared the children, often alone, but she did all of that while occupying a place on the job market, a place her mate could not get or which his pride would not let him accept.And she had nothing to fall back on: not maleness, not whiteness, not ladyhood, not anything. And out of the profound desolation of her reality she may very well have invented herself."
—Toni Morrison
#2chainzvoice TRU.
(Source: legacy.library.ucsb.edu)
Tags: Black, african american, women, race, gender, toni morrison, dope black chicks, sexism, racism, white privilege, affirmation,
| 05.29.12 @ 19:55 | 267 notes | Permalink |
Sacrifice Your Self Doubt Karin Turner
Tags: black, women, african american, stereotypes, Empowerment, painting, dope black chicks, race, gender,
| 05.29.12 @ 19:44 | 5 notes | Permalink |
Salute.
Tags: black, women, race, african american, memorial day, gender, tribute,
| 05.27.12 @ 21:58 | 23 notes | Permalink |
"• Sometimes I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me."
— Zora Neale Hurston
Tags: black, women, african american, race, gender, zora neale hurston,
| 05.23.12 @ 21:29 | 89 notes | Permalink |
"Next to God we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth living."
— Mary McLeod Bethune
Tags: quote, black, women, mary mcleod bethune, wisdom, african american, feminism, dope black chicks,
| 05.20.12 @ 16:09 | 50 notes | Permalink |
![Rep.Sheila Jackson Lee
Five Congress members were willingly arrested and led away from the Sudanese Embassy in plastic handcuffs Friday in protest of the Sudanese government’s role in atrocities in the Darfur region.[2006]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m476vdpZXd1qjv1g0o1_500.jpg)
Rep.Sheila Jackson Lee
Five Congress members were willingly arrested and led away from the Sudanese Embassy in plastic handcuffs Friday in protest of the Sudanese government’s role in atrocities in the Darfur region.[2006]
Tags: black women, african american, women, race, gender, congress, politics, protest, dope black chicks,
| 05.17.12 @ 22:57 | 23 notes | Permalink |
I actually started to consider hell in exchange of her being my wifey, then one day the lord spoke to me and she will be the death of me
Poetry by Jackie Hill Official P4CM Poet
An EX-Stud
I love the poetry and appreciate her story but can’t get down with the message. I’m curious to hear others thoughts on this piece.
Tags: jackie hill, poetry, christian, lesbian, african american, women, church,
| 05.17.12 @ 22:36 | 10 notes | Permalink |
"When you don’t provide a space in society for people who you think are the other or different, especially transgender women, especially transgender women of color, when you don’t provide spaces for them to be in a safe environment or a safe space, whether it’s socializing or services, this is what happens,” Martell’s friend Tiffany Woods told ABC7."
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37 year old Brandy Martell found murdered in Oakland,CA
23 year old Paige Clay found murdered in Chicago, IL
Because I care.
xxKCBxx
(Source: theroot.com)
Tags: black, transgender, women, african american, victims, murder, violence, justice, reblog this homie,
| 05.15.12 @ 20:35 | 31 notes | Permalink |
