Over the break, I was going back over my old posts and I saw that in two thousand and eight that I wanted to make a documentary after seeing Byron Hurt’s Barack and Curtis. In fact, I stated that I wanted to do FLOTUS and Nicki Minaj. When I met with Boss Bear yesterday and [...]
Archive for the ‘#ChangeJobs’ Category
Black Girl Voltron and My Fear of Black Girl Cyborgs
Sunday, September 30th, 2012Yesterday on Tumblr, I was having a conversation with @latinegrasexologist around some of my ideas about and my resistance to Black Girls as Cyborgs. This conversation came about as I was discussing some of the tension that I have been feeling around blogging around digital Black feminisms. On one hand I feel uniquely suited [...]
Black Women’s Hair & Gabby Douglas: Standing Straight in a Crooked Room
Saturday, August 4th, 2012In the book, Sister Citizen, Dr. Melissa Harris Perry argues that many Black women in the US find themselves standing straight in a crooked room because of how we experience both racism and sexism. According to Harris-Perry, Black women are standing straight in a crooked room when they are confronting race and gender stereotypes, black [...]
All City Real Talk for @JessSolomon, @Mqueez, @Afrolicious
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012I have been reflecting on why I have been scared of taking these next steps. The thing about it is, is that it is fear. Fear that I won’t have the people in my life now that I have had because I am not only working way more, but moving in new and other circles. [...]
On How “The Secret Life of Bee’s” Used 4 Black Women to tell a White Girl’s Story
Monday, February 20th, 2012I saw The Secret Life of Bee’s (TSLB) yesterday and I couldn’t helped but be struck by two things. First, the tone of TSLB was extremely similar to the tone of The Help. From the color palate of the sets, to the language and how folks moved and the music. TSLB was directed by a [...]
On Black Girls and Pleasure
Monday, November 7th, 2011Waaaaay back in 2008 I wrote a blog post in the summer time, right after we learned that Erykah Badu was pregnant with her little bear about the fact that Black women’s bodies do not belong to themselves. Looking back I realize that I was inspired by the fact that that in public people feel [...]
I Am Still Here.
Thursday, September 1st, 2011New things are on the way. NMM 2.0. Link pages and thangs. The brown girl policy blog is in the pipeline. Shout out to everyone who as gotten at me around participating. The New Model Minority book is in the pipeline as well. The school year has begun. And I am tired. Gone to sleep [...]
Comp Exam
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011Things will be lite around here for the next few weeks as I am prepping for a 72 hour comp exam for the weekend of August 19th. Pray for me. We were given a 10 page bibliography that we are expected to write two 20-30 page exam answers over that weekend in August. We have [...]
Starting a Women of Color Policy and News Blog
Monday, June 13th, 2011I am in the process of laying out the foundation for starting a women of color policy and news blog. I get sick and tired of the janky way that rape, sexual harassment, the debate around food stamps and “domestic” violence are framed, discussed, archived and shaped. I personally think we can do better. Ann [...]
What Do You Want Me Write About?
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011I am back. Yeaaah! And I still have my hair. Still more work to do, but the major hurdle has been jumped. So, what do you want me to write about? Here are some of the ideas that I have so far. 1. Queering Malcolm, Queering Lil B: On Black Men’s Sexuality. 2. For Colored [...]
